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Free space optical communication tracking with electronic boresight compensation and co-boresighted transmit and receive optics

US9716549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2015
Grant dateJul 25, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/1123
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments described herein include a bi-directional Free Space Optical (FSO) communication unit that may be used in a multi-node FSO communication system. The bi-directional FSO unit may include a co-boresighted optical unit such that received and transmitted beams are coincident through a common aperture. Embodiments described herein may be used to correct or accommodate the alignment errors of the received and transmitted beams.

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