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Method and apparatus for transmitting a laser signal through fog

US4670637A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 1985
Grant dateJun 2, 1987
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/50
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting laser signals through fog, in which a laser signal directed into the fog is amplitude modulated at one or more resonant frequencies of the water droplets forming the fog at such strength as to cause the droplets to burst, thereby decreasing the scattering of the laser signal and increasing the transmission of this signal through the fog.

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