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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2009
Applicants:

Hyuk-choon Kwon, Seoul, KR;

Eun-tae Won, Seoul, KR;

Tae-han Bae, Seongnam-si, KR;

Jae-seung Son, Suwon-si, KR;

Dong-seek Park, Yongin-si, KR;

Inventors:

Hyuk-Choon Kwon, Seoul, KR;

Eun-Tae Won, Seoul, KR;

Tae-Han Bae, Seongnam-si, KR;

Jae-Seung Son, Suwon-si, KR;

Dong-Seek Park, Yongin-si, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/06 (2011.01); G02F 1/017 (2006.01); H04B 10/04 (2011.01); H04B 10/2587 (2013.01); H04B 10/114 (2013.01); H04B 10/116 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/2587 (2013.01); H04B 10/116 (2013.01); H04B 10/1143 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical communication apparatus includes an optical signal transmitting unit to output an optical signal; an optical signal receiving unit to receive an optical signal; a retro-reflector to retro-reflect the received optical signal in a direction opposite to an incident angle of the received optical signal; and a control unit to direct the retro-reflector to receive the optical signal and to retro-reflect a response signal, which includes the received optical signal and data to be transmitted, in response to the received optical signal.


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