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Method and device for producing an optical link using light flashes

US7582853B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 2005
Grant dateSep 1, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S3/784
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and device for producing an optical link using light flashes. According to the invention, an arrangement (13) comprising a plurality of capacitors (C1 to C5) is provided in order to power a flash lamp (3) and the connection of said capacitors within the arrangement is controlled in a programmed manner such that the resulting capacitance thereof increases from one flash in the next.

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