Satellite system using optical gateways and onboard processing

V Gallagher, G Turgeon - US Patent 10,069,565, 2018 - Google Patents
Described herein are ground based subsystems, and related methods, for use in
transmitting an optical feeder uplink beam to a satellite that is configured to receive the …

Phased-array coherent transceiver

KR Bock, PE Perkins, CW Tischhauser… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A phased-array coherent transceiver system includes a transceiver array including multiple
receive (RX) optical elements, a number of RX optical fibers, and an optical receiver. The RX …

Network of extremely high burst rate optical downlinks

DM Boroson, BS Robinson, BM Reid - US Patent 10,680,712, 2020 - Google Patents
Traditional satellite-to-earth data transmission systems are constrained by inefficient relay
schemes and/or short-duration data transfers at low data rates. Communication systems …

Through the air link optical component

WRA Ziegler, RH Smith - US Patent 10,608,741, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT Through-the-Air Link Optical Component is a low Size, Weight, and Power
optical communications device that 1) acquires and maintains a broad band …

Single photon avalanche diode module for communications

AVN Jalakumari, N Dutton - US Patent 10,097,264, 2018 - Google Patents
A single photon avalanche diode based apparatus comprising: at least one array of single
photon avalanche diodes configured to receive light generated externally to the apparatus …

Ultrafast omnidirectional wireless data transfer apparatus and system

JE Velazco - US Patent 10,707,966, 2020 - Google Patents
An ultrafast omnidirectional wireless data transfer apparatus and system. The ultrafast
omnidirectional wireless data transfer apparatus includes an array of laser diodes, an array …

Detecting radio signal emitter locations

TJ O'shea, RW McGwier, NA McCarthy - US Patent 10,859,668, 2020 - Google Patents
First information is obtained from a sensing device at a first time. The first information
corresponds to a radio signal received at the device from a candidate location. The device is …

Determining emitter locations

TJ O'shea, RW McGwier, NA McCarthy - US Patent 10,813,073, 2020 - Google Patents
First information corresponding to a radio signal received at a first sensing device from a
candidate location is obtained. Second information corresponding to a radio signal received …

Measurement apparatus of vectorial optical fields

Z Shi - US Patent 10,587,345, 2020 - Google Patents
An apparatus measures the transverse profile of vectorial optical field beams, including at
least the directional inten sity complex amplitude, the phase and the polarization spatial …

Methods, systems and devices for free-space optical communications

A Comin, T Multerer, AA Anderson… - US Patent App. 17 …, 2022 - Google Patents
Inventors: Alberto Comin, München (DE); Thomas Multerer, Taufkirchen (DE); Andrew A.
Anderson, Münchsmünster (DE); Jan Tepper, München (DE); Bernd Schleicher, Ebersberg …