GB2551355B - Optical communication device - Google Patents

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GB2551355B
GB2551355B GB1610372.3A GB201610372A GB2551355B GB 2551355 B GB2551355 B GB 2551355B GB 201610372 A GB201610372 A GB 201610372A GB 2551355 B GB2551355 B GB 2551355B
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Stewart Griffith Michael
James Williams Andrew
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BAE Systems PLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/11—Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
    • H04B10/112—Line-of-sight transmission over an extended range
    • H04B10/1123—Bidirectional transmission
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/11—Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
    • H04B10/112—Line-of-sight transmission over an extended range
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/10—Scanning systems
    • G02B26/101—Scanning systems with both horizontal and vertical deflecting means, e.g. raster or XY scanners
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B13/00—Transmission systems characterised by the medium used for transmission, not provided for in groups H04B3/00 - H04B11/00
    • H04B13/02—Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the earth or a large mass of water thereon, e.g. earth telegraphy
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
    • G02B3/12—Fluid-filled or evacuated lenses

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
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GB1610372.3A GB2551355B (en) 2016-06-13 2016-06-13 Optical communication device
US16/309,332 US10601506B2 (en) 2016-06-13 2017-06-13 Optical communication device
PCT/GB2017/051711 WO2017216537A1 (en) 2016-06-13 2017-06-13 Optical communication device
EP17731253.5A EP3469741A1 (en) 2016-06-13 2017-06-13 Optical communication device

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GB2569305B (en) * 2017-12-12 2023-01-18 Bae Systems Plc Optical signal transmitter
US11418265B2 (en) 2017-12-12 2022-08-16 Bae Systems Plc Optical signal transmitter

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US4017146A (en) * 1976-03-04 1977-04-12 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Transmitter for use in a laser communication and ranging system
US6381055B1 (en) * 1998-04-16 2002-04-30 At&T Corp. Transceiver positioning in free-space optical networks
JP2004235899A (en) * 2003-01-29 2004-08-19 Microsignal Kk Spatial optical communication system
CN101001110A (en) * 2006-12-31 2007-07-18 桂林电子科技大学 Radio laser scanning communication method
EP2456099A1 (en) * 2009-07-16 2012-05-23 Nec Corporation Capturing device, capturing method, and capturing program
US20150215040A1 (en) * 2014-01-28 2015-07-30 SA Photonics, Inc. Free Space Optical Communication Tracking With Electronic Boresight Compensation And Co-Boresighted Transmit And Receive Optics

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US4017146A (en) * 1976-03-04 1977-04-12 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Transmitter for use in a laser communication and ranging system
US6381055B1 (en) * 1998-04-16 2002-04-30 At&T Corp. Transceiver positioning in free-space optical networks
JP2004235899A (en) * 2003-01-29 2004-08-19 Microsignal Kk Spatial optical communication system
CN101001110A (en) * 2006-12-31 2007-07-18 桂林电子科技大学 Radio laser scanning communication method
EP2456099A1 (en) * 2009-07-16 2012-05-23 Nec Corporation Capturing device, capturing method, and capturing program
US20150215040A1 (en) * 2014-01-28 2015-07-30 SA Photonics, Inc. Free Space Optical Communication Tracking With Electronic Boresight Compensation And Co-Boresighted Transmit And Receive Optics

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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H. Kaushal and G. Kaddoum, "Underwater Optical Wireless Communication," in IEEE Access, vol. 4, pp. 1518-1547, 11 April 2016 *

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