ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,442, issued on May 13, was assigned to OAM Photonics LLC (San Diego).
"Photonic coherent detection array" was invented by Kam Wai Clifford Chan (San Diego) and Chung Ki Wong (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a coherent detection array and methods of multiplexing for signal readout of the coherent detection array. The coherent detection array may be implemented on a photonic integrated circuit (PIC). It may comprise a plurality of coherent detection units coupling with connecting waveguides and electrical conducting paths, wherein the electrical conducting paths may manifest as readout channels...