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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7561802 | Mobile communications via an optical signal during adverse atmospheric conditions A communications system for wireless transceiving of information, comprising at least one multiple optical beam scanning array transceiver located in a satellite for wirelessly transceiving the information; and at least two terminals at diverse locations capable of ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7532819 | Refractive multi-beam laser communications terminal A communication terminal including a steering module including a plurality of articulating-turning mirrors configured to selectively direct a corresponding plurality of sets of transmitted beams to sets of listeners; a plurality of static turning mirrors optically c... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7409160 | Global gateway architecture for interconnecting regional satellites into a communication network A satellite constellation has a plurality of network satellites that form a network. A gateway satellite is disposed adjacent to the network. The gateway satellites receive an optical signal from the network and converts the signal to an electrical signal. The gatew... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7403715 | Free space optical bus A free space optical bus system and method are provided for connecting two units of circuitry across a free space gap. A first unit of circuitry includes a multiplexer that combines a plurality of bus signals to obtain an electronic combined signal and a laser that ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7391975 | Method of synchronizing servo timing in an optical wireless link A technique for synchronizing the servo control systems between two optical wireless links (OWLs) that are in communication with one another. This synchronization allows the alignment in time of the various tasks to be assigned in a desired time period. The synchron... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7379673 | Mobile communications system A communications system for wireless transceiving of information, comprising an optical array subsystem for transceiving optical signals and a millimeter wave subsystem for transceiving millimeter wave signals, and a beam steering controller for controlling the dire... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373085 | Hybrid satellite and fiber communications system A communication system employing optical fibers and a high data rate satellite is utilized to provide high-speed Internet access to various geographic regions. In one aspect, a first teleport station is located geographically separated from a first user. The first t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366419 | Spatial transmit/receive isolation method for optical communication systems Apparatus, and a corresponding method, for spatially isolating a transmit beam and a receive beam, which, in satellite communication systems, are inherently separated by a look ahead angle. A receive beam separation mirror is positioned in the receive beam path but ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366125 | Extensible satellite communication system A satellite network [100] includes backbone satellites [110]. The backbone satellites [110] act as routers for data units transmitted through network [100]. The backbone satellites [110] communicate with one another through inter-s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7346281 | Hybrid RF/optical communication system with deployable optics and atmosphere compensation system and method An antenna system for receiving both RF wave and optical wave radiation via a single antenna aperture that may be moved between stowed and deployed configurations as needed. The system includes a wavefront correction system for correcting optical wavefront distortio... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328045 | Secure and intuitive method for wireless network set-up and associated device and system A method for configuring a wireless network includes pointing a first end of a network configuration device at a wireless device and actuating the network configuration device to add the wireless device to the wireless network. The method may include positioning the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324048 | Wavelength division multiplexing methods and apparatus for constructing photonic beamforming networks Methods and apparatus for constructing phased array antenna beamforming networks are provided, that allow to scan multiple beams and select appropriate sets of delay lines simultaneously. The beamforming networks disclosed herein generate less losses than convention... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7292789 | Multi-channel wide-field laser communications method and apparatus A communications terminal includes a first aperture configured to receive laser signals from ground laser sources, pick-off mirrors configured to receive laser signals from mobile laser sources, an optical assembly configured to receive the laser communications sign... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292788 | Multi-beam laser communications system and method A laser communications system includes a wide-field sensor, configured to detect a first set of laser communications sources within a first field of view, a narrow-field sensor includes a tracking portion and a control portion configured to receive laser communicati... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7274333 | Pulsed plasma element A method of operating a plasma antenna, reflector, director, and barrier, where the plasma antenna is pulsed at a pulse power for a pulse duration and a pulse frequency to energize a plasma within the plasma antenna for an afterglow duration, where the pulse duratio... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270304 | Isolating positioning boom for instrument platform A positioning boom disposed between a space-based observatory platform and its instrument payload provides thermal and dynamic isolation as well as fine pointing and momentum control. The inventive system isolates a sensitive payload from a warm, dynamically noisy s... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263361 | Provision of services via an information technology network Information services may be provided to a user of a personal digital assistant (PDA) via an infra red wireless communication port. The PDA recruits communication with a peer, such as a beacon, via this link, and the PDA and peer exchange messages containing the URLs... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257327 | Wireless communication system with high efficiency/high power optical source An optical communication system is provided which includes an optical signal transmitter which communicates high bandwidth, high power frequencies. The optical signal transmitter includes a high efficiency/high power optical source such as an optical magnetron or a ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7231294 | Navigating a UAV Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for navigating a UAV. Such embodiments include receiving in a remote control device a user's selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation. The pixel has a location on the G... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7203425 | Optical wireless link An optical, line-of-sight modem. The modem includes a micro-mirror assembly including a micro-mirror and including an actuator for providing rotational movement to the micro-mirror, the micro-mirror being controllable by predetermined control signals. The modem incl... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200334 | System for transmitting digital signals in a space vehicle The invention relates to a system for conveying digital signals inside a space vehicle between a transmitter and a receiver. In the invention, the link between the transmitter and the receiver comprises a first portion made of optical fiber and a second portion in w... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7167653 | Optical transceiver An optical transceiver having a transmitter section and a receiver section formed on a substrate to be close to each other is provided, which suppresses the electrical and optical crosstalk between the transmitter section and the receiver section. The transceiver co... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162157 | Method and transceiver for through-air optical communications A transceiver for a through-air optical communications system and the related method for transmitting signals through air by utilizing coherent light beams. The transceiver according to the invention comprises a receiving reflecting surface to properly reflect the c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158726 | Backbone interface, a terminal interface for communications in a space vehicle, and a communications network comprising such interfaces The invention relates to a communications backbone interface between at least three members of a communications network for a space vehicle. In the invention, the interface combines various signals received at inlets, which signals may be analog, digital, and optica... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146105 | MEMS-based optical wireless communication system A MEMS-based optical, wireless communication system (10) that is comprised of a receiving and transmitting optical unit (12) that is further comprised of a transmitting subsystem (14) and a receiving subsystem (60), both of which are cont... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7136587 | System and method for providing simulated hardware-in-the-loop testing of wireless communications networks A system and method for efficiently and effectively simulating hardware-in-the-loop testing of a wireless communications network. The system and method employs an optical matrix-vector multiplier (MVM) for performing optical signal processing to simulate radio frequ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133617 | Reflection detection in an optical wireless link In an optical wireless network, where light beams are transmitted over-the-air, reflections of the transmitted light beams may cause a receiver of an optical wireless device to detect and subsequently lock onto the signal that it transmitted. By doing so, the networ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133618 | Method of aligning optical wireless transceivers comprising distinct mirrors for transmitting and receiving A method simultaneously aligns the two sets of optical wireless link transceiver mirrors such that light traverses a path from the transmitting laser off an outbound mirror, through free space, off the inbound mirror of the remote station, and finally onto the recei... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123788 | Apparatus for monitoring optical frequencies of WDM signals The present invention relates to a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) apparatus for monitoring optical frequencies, allowing optical channel frequency monitoring using the crossover property of an arrayed-waveguide grating and pilot tones that are in wide use in ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116911 | Optical transceiver design and mechanical features A node for use in a wireless communication network that facilitates alignment of the node with other nodes in the network and a method for aligning the node. The node includes mounting fixtures that enables the mounting of GPS receivers and a tiltmeter to obtain pos... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7106971 | System and method for optical wireless communication A system and method for optical wireless communication with fading resistance. A delayed diversity approach reduces fading significantly. Data is sent in a set of light signals (also called diverse light signals) which each have a different polarization and/or a dif... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103280 | Architecture for an optical satellite communication network A satellite constellation has a plurality of satellites. Each of the satellites has an RF ground link for communicating with a ground station and an optical link for communication with at least one of the plurality of satellites. Each of the satellites has a reconfi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7092636 | Optical network employing erbium-doped fiber amplifiers A point-to-multipoint bi-directional wide area telecommunications network employing atmospheric optical communication. The network comprises a primary transceiver unit, a plurality of subscriber transceiver units and an optical router. The primary transceiver unit m... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7078726 | Sealing of electronic device using absorbing layer for glue line In one embodiment of the invention, a first absorbing layer is on a substrate and/or a second absorbing layer is on a heat-activated adhesive. If the IR source that supplies IR radiation is present on the substrate-side, then the absorption percentage of the substra... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7062171 | Multi-wavelength, bi-directional optical multiplexer An optical network unit is associated with a multi-wavelength optical fiber communications system carrying low-power digital signals bidirectionally transmitted at a first and a second wavelength and a high-power analog video signal transmitted at a third wavelength... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057716 | White cell antenna beamformers A merged dual flipped White Cell including a White Cell having upper and lower cell regions; an optical deflector array for selectively deflecting light to either an upper image plane associated with said upper region or to a lower image plane associated with said l... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7046934 | Optical communication system using a high altitude tethered balloon An optical communication system using a high altitude tethered balloon 10 that operates above most clouds and atmospheric turbulence. An optical communication system includes a balloon 10 with an optical communication payload 30, a fiber optic c... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046993 | Group communication device and method A method for voice based communication between a number of mobile terminals of a telecommunication network, the method comprising the steps of creating a group of said number of terminals and storing group information in each of the number of terminals, recording a ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039321 | Method of controlling alignment of an optical wireless communication link A method that allows an optical wireless communication link between transmitting and receiving stations to be established and used reliably without the need for position sensing capabilities. A small random nudge of the center of the acquisition spiral is used to pr... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026988 | Method and apparatus for passive optical extraction of signals A communication method comprises dividing each of a plurality of optical carrier signals into a plurality of intermediate signals wherein each optical carrier signal carrying all of a plurality of wavelength division multiplexed initial data signals and each interme... | 04/11/2006 |
