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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2003
William B. Spillman, Jr., Floyd, VA (US);
Kenith Meissner, Ii, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Jianmin Gong, Evanston, IL (US);
Michael F. Mayer, Norfolk, VA (US);
Jennifer Diane Bennett, Leesburg, VA (US);
William B. Spillman, Jr., Floyd, VA (US);
Kenith Meissner, II, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Jianmin Gong, Evanston, IL (US);
Michael F. Mayer, Norfolk, VA (US);
Jennifer Diane Bennett, Leesburg, VA (US);
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a spatially distributed multimode optical fiber; a photodetector configured to detect optical signals provided from said fiber; a wireless digital module coupled to said photodetector and adapted to wirelessly transmit a wireless signal encoding a plurality of detected variables of the optical signals; a wireless receiver adapted to receive the wireless signal; and a signal processing module coupled to said wireless receiver and adapted to decode and interpret the plurality of detected variables of the optical signals.