Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical antenna
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Application No.: US17011679Application Date: 2020-09-03
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Publication No.: US11652549B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Nicolas Perlot
- Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- Applicant Address: DE Munich
- Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- Current Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- Current Assignee Address: DE Munich
- Agency: Novick, Kim & Lee PLLC
- Agent Jae Youn Kim
- Main IPC: H04J14/00
- IPC: H04J14/00 ; H04B10/112 ; G02B6/42 ; H04B10/118 ; H04B10/40 ; H04L5/14 ; H04Q11/00

Abstract:
An optical antenna may permit a duplex link formed by a transmit, Tx, beam towards a partner optical antenna and a receive, Rx, beam from the partner antenna. The antenna includes: a proximal path including a bidirectional waveguide for duplex propagation of the duplex link from a Tx source of the Tx beam and towards a receiver of the Rx beam; a distal path for a duplex propagation of the duplex link from/towards the partner optical antenna; a beam shaper positioned in the distal path to shape a duplex propagation pattern of the duplex link; and a controller controlling the beam shaper to adaptively shape the propagation pattern to enclose: a first position of the partner antenna at the transmission of the Rx beam; and a second of the partner antenna at the reception of the Tx beam.
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