SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION BEAM ACQUISITION

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140241731A1
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13780489

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A free space optical communication system (10) including first and second mono-static transceivers (20a, 20b). Each transceiver (20a, 20b) includes a reflective assembly (40) defining a reflective surface (44) about a receiving end of a respective optical fiber (32) and configured to reflect optical signals (26) within a field of view of the transceiver (20a, 20b) as a modulated retro-reflective signal (28). Each mono-static transceiver (20a, 20b) includes an acquisition system (60) configured to detect a modulated retro-reflective signal (28) and adjust the alignment of the respective transceiver (20a, 20b) in response to a detected modulated retro-reflective signal (28). A mono-static transceiver and a method of aligning a mono-static transceiver are also provided.

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HARRIS CORPORATIONMELBOURNE FL 32919

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burdge, Geoffrey L St. Petersburg, US 3 43
Peach, Robert C Rockledge, US 10 107
Tidwell, Terry West Fork, US 9 270
Vickers, John Grady Fayetteville, US 1 26

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