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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 17, 2015
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Matthew M. Everett, Chicago, IL (US);

John P. Leuer, Chicago, IL (US);

David A. Whelan, Chicago, IL (US);

Stephen G. Lambert, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04B 17/00 (2015.01); H04B 3/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/118 (2013.01); H04B 10/50 (2013.01); H04B 7/19 (2006.01); H01Q 3/40 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 25/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/112 (2013.01); G02F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/118 (2013.01); H04B 7/19 (2013.01); H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/503 (2013.01); G02F 1/00 (2013.01); H01Q 3/40 (2013.01); H01Q 21/061 (2013.01); H01Q 25/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/112 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatus for laser communications following an atmospheric event. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves transmitting, by at least one laser on at least one first satellite, at least one first transmit signal. The method further involves receiving, by at least one detector on at least one first satellite, at least one first receive signal. In one or more embodiments, at least one first satellite is in super-geosynchronous earth orbit (S-GEO). In at least one embodiment, at least one first transmit signal and at least one first receive signal are laser signals. Further, the method involves adapting, by at least one first processor on at least one first satellite, at least one first transmit signal according to at least one atmospheric event.


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