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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2016
Applicant:
SA Photonics, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
J. Elon Graves, Los Gatos, CA (US);
William Dickson, Granville, OH (US);
Greg Mitchell, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Andy McClaren, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Dave Pechner, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
SA Photonics, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H04B 10/112 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4206 (2013.01); G02B 6/32 (2013.01); G02B 6/422 (2013.01); H04B 10/1123 (2013.01);
Abstract
A detector configuration for use in a free space optical (FSO) node for transmitting and/or receiving optical signals has a plurality of sensors for detecting received optical signals. The system may be configured to modify or alter the light at the plurality of sensor to optimize different system functions.