Photoconductive spread-spectrum communications system
US5596438A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2210/006
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A photoconductive spread-spectrum communications system that includes a tsmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes an oscillating laser, a Pockels' cell, a delay cell, a photoconductive switch, and an antenna for transmitting an electromagnetic spread-spectrum signal. The receiver includes an oscillating laser, a Pockels' cell, an antenna for receiving a spread-spectrum signal, a photoconductive switch, a filter, and a threshold detector for regenerating the signal contained within the spread-spectrum transmission.
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