Patent ID: 11906877
Assignee: SEEQC, INC.
Field: Basic communication processes (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A method for transducing an optical signal to a digital representation of information modulated on the optical signal having a modulation bandwidth, comprising:
producing an asynchronous pulsatile electronic signal corresponding to a modulation of the optical signal and having a constant pulse rate in an absence of perturbation, and a variable pulse rate in excess of the modulation bandwidth when subject to perturbation by the optical signal, with at least one optically-responsive superconductor circuit comprising an optically-responsive Josephson junction;
synchronizing the asynchronous pulsatile electronic signal with a clock signal with a clocked synchronizer; and
converting the synchronized pulsatile electronic signal into a multibit digital representation of the information with a clocked digital circuit.