Optimizing alignment in optical communication

    公开(公告)号:US12132517B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US17767828

    申请日:2020-10-09

    IPC分类号: H04B10/11 H04B10/112

    CPC分类号: H04B10/1123

    摘要: A method and system for maintaining an optimized point ahead angle (Θa) between an uplink beam (U0) from a first terminal (10) to a second terminal (20), and a downlink beam (D0) from the second terminal (20) to the first terminal (10). While transmitting data via a transmission channel (Tx) from the first terminal (10) to the second terminal (20), a directional variation (ΔΘ) is applied to an initial point ahead angle (Θ0) for emitting the uplink beam (U1,U2) along different point ahead angles (Θ1,Θ2). A respective intensity (I1,I2) is determined of a part of the uplink beam (U1,U2), received by the second terminal (20), emitted by the first terminal (10) along a respective point ahead angle (Θ1, Θ2). The initial point ahead angle (Θ0) is adjusted towards an optimized point ahead angle (Θa) based on the respective intensity (I1,I2) as function of the different point ahead angles (Θ1,Θ2).

    Reducing Scintillation Noise in Free Space Optical Communications

    公开(公告)号:US20240223277A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18583825

    申请日:2024-02-21

    申请人: Attochron, LLC

    IPC分类号: H04B10/112

    CPC分类号: H04B10/1123 H04B10/1129

    摘要: In some embodiments, an optical communication system may include an optical source, a modulator, and a photoreceiver. The optical source may be configured to generate a beam comprising a series of light pulses each having a duration of less than 100 picoseconds. The photoreceiver may have a detection window duration of less than 1 nanosecond. When a first pulse travels through a variably refractive medium, photons in the first pulse may be refracted to travel along different ray paths to arrive at the photoreceiver according to a temporal distribution curve. A full width at half maximum (FWHM) value of the temporal distribution curve may be at least three times as large as a coherence time value of the first pulse, and the detection window of the photoreceiver may be at least six times as large as the FWHM value of the temporal distribution curve.

    Method and system for pointing electromagnetic signals emitted by moving devices

    公开(公告)号:US11929782B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US17440965

    申请日:2020-03-09

    IPC分类号: H04B10/112 H04W4/02 H04W4/46

    摘要: A method for transmitting electromagnetic signals by a vehicle moving towards a target device including a communication system provided with a radiating system that receives and transmits electromagnetic signals, performs an alignment step with the target device to establish a first communication direction with the target device, communicates with the target device by orienting the radiating system to receive and transmit data along the first communication direction, and performs a subsequent phase for maintaining the alignment with the target device to determine a future position and an orientation of the radiating system with a sensor being operatively connected to an electronic control unit of the vehicle configured to implement control and/or driving assistance functions of the vehicle based on information received from the sensor, and ultimately orientates the electromagnetic signals emitted by the radiating system on the basis of the determined direction of communication.

    TRANSMITTER, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240014899A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18218740

    申请日:2023-07-06

    申请人: NEC Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04B10/112

    CPC分类号: H04B10/1123

    摘要: A transmitter that includes a light source that includes a plurality of emitters, a spatial light modulator that includes a modulation part in which a plurality of modulation regions associated with each of a plurality of the emitters is set, curved mirrors that have a curved reflecting surface having a curvature relevant to a projection angle of projection light transmitted as a spatial light signal and disposed in association with each of a plurality of the modulation regions in such a way that, on the reflecting surface, modulated light modulated in each of a plurality of the modulation regions set in the modulation part of the spatial light modulator is reflected, and a light shielding band that is disposed between the spatial light modulator and the curved mirrors and removes an unnecessary light component included in the modulated light modulated in each of a plurality of the modulation regions.

    CAPTURING SIGNALS IN FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230421258A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18037492

    申请日:2021-11-30

    发明人: Alok Grover

    IPC分类号: H04B10/112

    CPC分类号: H04B10/1123

    摘要: An optical communication system is provided that includes a first node and a second node. Each node of the first node and the second node includes transmit optics, receive optics. Each node also includes an optical transceiver module configured to provide optical signals to the transmit optics over a first optical conduit, and receive optical signals from the receive optics over a second optical conduit that has a core diameter larger than the first optical conduit. The transmit optics of the first node is configured to transmit first optical signals in free space for receipt by the receive optics of the second node, and the transmit optics of the second node is configured to transmit the second optical signals in free space for receipt by the receive optics of the first node.

    Power control loop for stabilization of link power

    公开(公告)号:US11817943B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-14

    申请号:US18164879

    申请日:2023-02-06

    申请人: X Development LLC

    摘要: The technology employs a state-based power control loop (PCL) architecture to maintain tracking and communication signal-to-noise ratios at suitable levels for optimal tracking performance and data throughput in a free-space optical communication system. Power for a link is adjustable to stay within a functional range of receiving sensors in order to provide continuous service to users. This avoids oversaturation and possible damage to the equipment. The approach can include decreasing or increasing the power to counteract a surge or drop while maintaining a near constant received power at a remote communication device. The system may receive power adjustment feedback from another communication terminal and perform state-based power control according to the received feedback. This can include re-initializing and reacquiring a link with the other communication terminal automatically after loss of power, without human intervention. There may be a default state and discrete states including rain, fade, surge and unstable states.

    Reducing scintillation noise in free space optical communications

    公开(公告)号:US11757529B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-12

    申请号:US18164947

    申请日:2023-02-06

    申请人: Attochron, LLC

    IPC分类号: H04B10/112

    CPC分类号: H04B10/1123 H04B10/1129

    摘要: In some embodiments, an optical communication system may include an optical source, a modulator, and a photoreceiver. The optical source may be configured to generate a beam comprising a series of light pulses. The photoreceiver may have a detection window duration of 1 nanosecond or less. When a first pulse travels through a variably refractive medium, photons in the first pulse may be refracted to travel along different ray paths to arrive at the photoreceiver according to a temporal distribution curve. A full width at half maximum (FWHM) value of the temporal distribution curve may be greater than a coherence time value of the first pulse, and the detection window of the photoreceiver may be greater than the FWHM value of the temporal distribution curve.

    OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190253142A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US16309332

    申请日:2017-06-13

    申请人: BAE SYSTEMS plc

    摘要: Apparatus for and method of transmitting an optical signal by a Free Space Optical, FSO, communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, by an optical signal transmitter (104), an optical signal (700) into at least part of a volume of an optical medium (302); and controlling, by a controller, the optical signal transmitter (104), to scan the at least part of the volume (302) using the optical signal (700) in a sequence of non-overlapping loops (704, 708). The sequence of non-overlapping loops (704, 708) may be a sequence of non-overlapping, concentric circular loops.