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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2023
Eagle Technology, Llc, Melbourne, FL (US);
Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Warner Allen Miller, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Joseph Dodd, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Michael Lange, Melbourne, FL (US);
Christopher A. Corey, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Eagle Technology, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US);
Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
An optical communication receiver system for a mobile platform includes: a surface having an entrance aperture for entry of an optical communication signal from a remote source; an optical receiver to receive the optical communication signal through the entrance aperture; a reflective layer over at least a portion of the surface to at least partially reflect an alignment beam that is substantially coincident with the optical communication signal; a camera positioned to detect the reflected alignment beam; a processor to determine alignment information about the alignment beam relative to the entrance aperture based on the reflected alignment beam detected by the camera; and a transmitter to transmit the alignment information to the remote source to enable the remote source to center the optical communication signal in the entrance aperture.