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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nan Marie Jokerst, Atlanta, GA (US);
Martin Anthony Brooke, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/000 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a bi-directional optical link and method. The bi-directional optical link comprises a detector having an upper surface facing a predetermined direction and a beam turning device located over the surface. The bi-directional optical link also includes an emitter oriented to direct a beam of light toward the beam turning device, the beam turning device redirecting the beam of light toward the predetermined direction.