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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2008
Robert M. Pierce, Longmont, CO (US);
John A. Bell, Seattle, WA (US);
Carrie Jean Sjaarda, Kenmore, WA (US);
David Rush, Sammamish, WA (US);
Robert M. Pierce, Longmont, CO (US);
John A. Bell, Seattle, WA (US);
Carrie Jean Sjaarda, Kenmore, WA (US);
David Rush, Sammamish, WA (US);
Pertex Telecommunication LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for transmission of free space optical communication system signals employing a spatially-extended light source and method of using the same. A laser beam source directs an optical signal into a free end of a segment of multimode fiber. As the optical signal passes through the segment of multimode fiber, the optical signal is converted into a mode-scrambled optical signal. This mode-scrambled signal may then be used as a spatially-extended light source that is directed outward as an optical beam through the use of a collimating lens.