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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:
Nov. 29, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 04, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

James F. Coward, Washougal, WA (US);

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

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/112 (2013.01); H04B 10/61 (2013.01); H04B 10/114 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04B 10/29 (2013.01); H04B 10/50 (2013.01); H04B 10/66 (2013.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/1125 (2013.01); H04B 10/1143 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04B 10/29 (2013.01); H04B 10/50 (2013.01); H04B 10/614 (2013.01); H04B 10/66 (2013.01); G02B 6/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments relate to a local free space optical (FSO) terminal that transmits and receives optical beams. The FSO terminal includes a fore optic and a dispersive optical component. A receive (Rx) optical beam from a remote FSO terminal is received and focused by the fore optic to a Rx spot at a focal plane of the fore optic. A transmit (Tx) optical beam with a different wavelength forms a Tx spot at the focal plane and is collimated and projected by the fore optic to the remote FSO terminal. The dispersive optical component is positioned along optical paths of both the Rx beam and the Tx beam. Among other advantages, a wavelength dependence of the dispersive optical component laterally separates the Rx spot and the Tx spot at the focal plane.


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