Patent · US Active

Systems and methods for adjusting movable lenses in directional free-space optical communication systems for portable electronic devices

US10700780B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References

19Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Omid Momtahan · Palo Alto, US
Tong Chen · Taipei, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B10/691
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A directional free-space optical communication system includes a source device including a laser diode and an endpoint device including a photodiode. The endpoint device and the source device also include an adjustable optics subsystem that increases both angular and positional offset tolerance between the source device and the endpoint device.

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