Transceiver for a wireless optical telecommunication system
US6678079B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B5/32
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A holographic optical element (HOE) device is mounted in wireless optical telecommunication system transceiver. The HOE device includes a developed emulsion material having an interference pattern recorded thereon, sandwiched between a pair of elements, such as a pair of clear glass plates. In operation, the HOE device uses the recorded interference pattern to diffract received light rays towards an optical processing unit of the system receiver. A transmitter unit can be positioned at least in part behind the HOE device. An opening in the emulsion material allows a light signal transmitted from the transmitter unit to be substantially unaffected by the recorded interference pattern. The transceiver can also include a spotting scope and an alignment beacon.
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