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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
James P. Scott, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Michael A. Whelan, Rancho Palos, CA (US);
Bradley A. Scott, Silverado, CA (US);
Dennis L. Gould, Whittier, CA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A satellite payload system is presented. The system includes plurality of optical processing modules, including a plurality of ring-connected optical processing modules and at least one inter-satellite optical processing module, and at least one optical fiber ring communicatively coupled to each of the ring-connected optical processing modules. At least one of the ring-connected optical processing modules is configured to provide on-board signal processing of signals conveyed on the at least one optical fiber ring. At least one of the ring-connected optical processing modules is communicatively coupled to a respective inter-satellite optical processing module. Each inter-satellite optical processing module is configured to optically communicatively couple to a respective remote satellite.