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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Eric Yuen-jun Chan, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Dennis G. Koshinz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric Yuen-Jun Chan, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Dennis G. Koshinz, Bellevue, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and a vehicle are disclosed to enable wireless optical communications. A wireless optical transceiver includes transmitter light source configured to transmit a first optical signal at a first wavelength via a first ball lens to generate a distributed first optical signal. The distributed first optical signal is configured to be received by a remote receiver via a first line-of-sight transmission. A detector is configured to receive a focused second optical signal at a second wavelength via a second ball lens. A controller is operably coupled to the light source and to the detector. The controller is configured to receive outgoing data and to generate a first electrical signal configured to modulate the first optical signal to transmit the outgoing data. The controller also is configured to receive a second electrical signal from the detector and to demodulate the second electrical signal to generate incoming data.