Laser communication apparatus and associated methods
US11750286B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/118
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical communications transceiver, for use in free space communication between a satellite and a ground station, includes multiple sub-apertures for receiving signal over a plurality of angles, wherein the sub-apertures are fixed. In an embodiment, the transceiver is further configured for transmitting signal over the plurality of angles without physically moving the transceiver to those angles.
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