Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Relating to antennas
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Application No.: US14651894Application Date: 2013-12-13
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Publication No.: US09762325B2Publication Date: 2017-09-12
- Inventor: David John Aitken , Simon Charles Giles , Robert John Mark Longstone , Mohammed Nawaz , Andrew James Smith , Michael Andrew Scott
- Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Current Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Finch & Maloney PLLC
- Priority: EP12275206 20121214; GB1222608.0 20121214
- International Application: PCT/GB2013/053287 WO 20131213
- International Announcement: WO2014/091242 WO 20140619
- Main IPC: H04B10/00
- IPC: H04B10/00 ; H04B10/2575 ; G02B6/36 ; H01Q3/26 ; H04B10/80 ; H04B10/516

Abstract:
An optical signal transmission apparatus (1) for a rotating antenna comprising a plurality of optical modulators (6) arranged for receiving a respective plurality of analog RF signals (5) and for modulating a respective plurality of optical signals therewith to produce a plurality of modulated analog optical signals (8). A plurality of opto-electrical converters (14) each converts a respective modulated analog optical signal (13) into an analog electrical signal. The plurality of optical modulators (6) are rotationally coupled in optical communication with the plurality of opto-electrical converters (14) via an optical rotary joint (10) including a reversion prism.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150304043A1 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO ANTENNAS Public/Granted day:2015-10-22
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