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Optoelectronic transceiver having emission angle equal to reception angle

US6377376B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 26, 1998
Grant dateApr 23, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/40
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention involves an optical wireless communication system comprising a transmitter and a receiver wherein the transmitter has a three-dimensional optical emission characteristic and the receiver has a three-dimensional optical reception characteristic. According to the present invention, the shape of the optical emission characteristic matches the shape of the optical reception characteristic at least within one two-dimensional plane.

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