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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2016
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Alexandru Hening, San Diego, CA (US);
David T. Wayne, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael G. Lovern, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/112 (2013.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01); G02F 1/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/1123 (2013.01); G02B 27/10 (2013.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01); G02F 1/3511 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method involve using a first laser to generate a laser-induced plasma filament within an optically-transparent medium, using a second laser to generate a communication signal, and using a signal combiner positioned within the path of both the first laser and the second laser to direct the communication signal through the laser-induced plasma filament to a receiver located within the optically-transparent medium.