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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Inventors:
Norman E. Farr, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Lee Freitag, Falmouth, MA (US);
James Preisig, Falmouth, MA (US);
Dana Yoerger, North Falmouth, MA (US);
Sheri N. White, East Falmouth, MA (US);
Alan D. Chave, Falmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01); H04B 13/02 (2006.01); H04J 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/80 (2013.01); H04B 13/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
An underwater system including at least one input device that is in sensory communication with water and generates input signals. The system further includes at least one optical transmitter and at least one optical receiver that allow omni-directional transmission and reception through water of optical signals representing the input signals, and allow data rates greater than 1 Mbps.