System for free space optical communication and method for operation thereof
US8103167B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/1143
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A free space optical communication system is described that comprises a receiver node and a transmitter node communicating to each other via a control data communication channel and an information data communication channel operating at a wavelength region different from the wavelength region of the control data communication channel. The receiver node includes a receiver unit configured to receive an information data signal provided by the transmitter node through the information data communication channel, and to recover information from said information data signal; an interrogator unit configured for generating and radiating an interrogation data signal through the control data communication channel in order to initiate and terminate an information data communication session between the receiver node and the transmitter node; and a receiver node controller configured for controlling operation of the receiver unit and the interrogator unit. The transmitter node includes a responder unit configured to locate the presence of the interrogator unit; a transmitter unit configured to receive the data from an information source, generate and radiate the information data signal through …
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