US Patent Issued to Raytheon on June 16 for "Ultra-low phase noise transfer oscillator microwave reference via phase modulated mode-locked laser feedback" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,658,853, issued on June 16, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Ultra-low phase noise transfer oscillator microwave reference via phase modulated mode-locked laser feedback" was invented by Darrell L. Young (Quinlan, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a mode-locked laser (MLL) configured to receive a first radio frequency (RF) reference signal, and based on the first RF reference signal, generate an optical frequency comb (OFC). The system further includes a wavelength conversion medium configured to receive the OFC, and based on the OFC, generate at least one photonic reference signal. The system further ...