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Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021

Filed:

May. 29, 2020
Applicant:

SA Photonics, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Greg G. Mitchell, Elk Grove, CA (US);

Dmitry V. Bakin, San Jose, CA (US);

David A. Pechner, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

SA Photonics, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/118 (2013.01); H04B 10/112 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/118 (2013.01); H04B 10/1121 (2013.01); H04B 10/1125 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments relate to a free space optical (FSO) communication terminal. The terminal includes an optical source and optics. The optical source can produce optical beams at different wavelengths. The optics direct optical beams in a direction towards a remote FSO communication terminal. A wavelength dependence of the optics results in a divergence of the optical beam that depends on a wavelength of the optical beam. A controller may control the wavelength of the optical beam produced by the optical source, thereby adjusting the divergence of the optical beam (e.g., according to an acquisition process or a tracking process).


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