High speed distribution of data for control of ultrasound devices
US10955537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B11/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of distributing data to a transducer array of an ultrasonic device, the transducer array including transduction elements arranged in module units, includes generating a data packet using an optical transceiver controlled by a controller, the data packet including activation instructions encoded in a first wavelength, transmitting the data packet from the controller to a target device via a signal in an optical fiber, the target device having a beam divider device, splitting the data signal, using the beam divider device, into a plurality of data streams, where each of the data streams carries the data packet in an identical phase, transmitting the data streams to the module units, and activating the transduction elements based on the received data streams.
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