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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:
Jan. 31, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2021
Applicant:

Com Dev Ltd., Mississauga, CA;

Inventor:

Thomas Ducellier, Ottawa, CA;

Assignee:

COM DEV LTD., Mississauga, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/293 (2006.01); H04B 10/40 (2013.01); H04B 10/118 (2013.01); H04B 10/112 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/29361 (2013.01); G02B 6/29395 (2013.01); H04B 10/118 (2013.01); H04B 10/1127 (2013.01); H04B 10/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical communication system that includes terminals that operate with different, widely separated wavelengths in which a terminal in the system may be configured to function in both a first operational mode and in a second operational mode. For example, a terminal according to the techniques of this disclosure may communicate with full duplex communication by transmitting a first optical wavelength and receiving a second optical wavelength while in the first operational mode. The same terminal may be reconfigured to transmit the second optical wavelength and receive the first optical wavelength while in the second operational mode. In some examples, the terminal may be located in a spacecraft, such as an orbiting satellite or other vehicle, and may communicate with other terminals such as airborne terminals, terminals located at ground station on the Earth's surface, or with terminals located in other spacecraft.


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