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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Larry H. Capots, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Sigler, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kenneth Triebes, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Larry H. Capots, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Sigler, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kenneth Triebes, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A communications terminal includes a first aperture configured to receive laser signals from ground laser sources, pick-off mirrors configured to receive laser signals from mobile laser sources, an optical assembly configured to receive the laser communications signals from ground laser sources and mobile laser sources, wherein the optical assembly is configured to focus laser signals onto a common focal plane, and laser receivers located at the focal plane configured to receive laser signals from at least one laser source at a time.