{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9838125","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9838125","title":"Multibeam radio frequency photonic beamformer using a multi-signal slow light time delay unit","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2015-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-12-05T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04B","H04B","H04B","H04Q"],"num_claims":14,"abstract":"A photonic beamformer is disclosed andh is configured to transmit or receive a plurality of RF input signals from a plurality of antennas. The beamformer receiver includes a plurality of optical modulators, each optical modulator being configured to modulate each of the RF input signals onto an optical carrier, each carrier having a different wavelength. The beamformer receiver also includes a plurality of optical amplifiers, each optical amplifier being configured to vary the optical power of one optical carrier based on a weighting input and generate a weighted optical carrier. The beamformer receiver also includes a plurality of multi-beam optical true-time delays (TTD), each TTD being configured to receive all of the weighted optical carriers and generate a plurality time delayed optical carriers. The beamformer receiver also includes a plurality of detectors configured to detect each of the plurality time delayed optical carriers and generate an electrical signal that represents each of the plurality of received RF input signals."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Multibeam radio frequency photonic beamformer using a multi-signal slow light time delay unit","description":"A photonic beamformer is disclosed andh is configured to transmit or receive a plurality of RF input signals from a plurality of antennas. The beamformer receiver includes a plurality of optical modul","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9838125","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9838125","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Multibeam radio frequency photonic beamformer using a multi-signal slow light time delay unit\" (US-9838125). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9838125","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9838125","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9838125","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T10:22:55.306Z"}