US Patent Issued to The Government of the United States of America, as represent by the Secretary of the Navy on July 29 for "Brillouin fiber laser spectrometer" (Maryland, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,406, issued on July 29, was assigned to The Government of the United States of America, as represent by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"Brillouin fiber laser spectrometer" was invented by Joseph B. Murray (Ellicott City, Md.), Brandon Redding (University Park, Md.) and Matthew J. Murray (Alexandria, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a spectrometer receiving an optical input signal that includes an input optical spectrum. The spectrometer includes a fiber laser cavity pumped by a first optical replica of the optical input signal that generates stimulated Brillouin scattering traveling in a direction...