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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2003
Fletcher A. Blackmon, Forestdale, MA (US);
Lynn T. Antonelli, Cranston, RI (US);
Lee E. Estes, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Gilbert Fain, East Freetown, MA (US);
Fletcher A. Blackmon, Forestdale, MA (US);
Lynn T. Antonelli, Cranston, RI (US);
Lee E. Estes, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Gilbert Fain, East Freetown, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for enabling acousto-optic communication comprising an in-water platform comprising means for emitting an acoustic signal to an acousto-optic interaction zone, an in-air platform comprising the ability for transmitting a first optical interrogation beam, the ability for receiving a portion of the first interrogation beam and a second laser beam formed from the reflection of the first interrogation beam off of the acousto-optic interaction zone, the ability for measuring and outputting a plurality of optical interferences between the portion of the first interrogation beam and the second reflected beam, and a signal converter receiving as input the plurality of optical interferences and outputting an electrical signal representing the received acoustic telemetry signal at the interrogation point at the air-water interface.