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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Applicant:
Dennis K. Killinger, Temple Terrace, FL (US);
Inventor:
Dennis K. Killinger, Temple Terrace, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An open-path/free-space optical communication system using reflected light has modulated optical or laser sources and provides communication between the modulated source and a detector in an obstructed line-of-sight relationship. The system detects backscattered light impinging on a target illuminated by the source of light. Barrier objects positioned in a line-of-sight path between the source and detector are circumvented and a first device that provides the modulation signal for the source controls a remote second device.