Receiving apparatus, transmitting apparatus, and communication system
US7088923B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/116
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receiving apparatus and transmitting apparatus capable of transmitting and receiving a high speed optical signal and a communication system using the same, including a transmitting apparatus having a conversion circuit for converting serially input data to a plurality of bits of parallel data given predetermined information and an LED array having a number of LED units corresponding to the number of bits of the parallel data from the conversion circuit arranged in an array, wherein the LED units are controlled in light emission in parallel based on bit information of corresponding parallel data to emit optical information signals dispersed in a spatially predetermined range, and of a receiving apparatus having a plurality of photo-diodes arranged in an array for emitting electric signals of levels in accordance with amounts of light received, wherein the photo-diodes output electric signals in parallel.
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