Methods, devices, and systems for integration, beam forming and steering of ultra-wideband, wireless optical communication devices and systems
AssigneeLumeova, Inc.
InventorsMohammad Ali Khatibzadeh, Arunesh Goswami, Morteza Abbasi
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, devices, and system for beam forming and beam steering within ultra-wideband, wireless optical communication devices and systems. According to one embodiment, a free space optical (FSO) communication apparatus is disclosed. The FSO communication apparatus includes an array of optical sources wherein each optical source of the array of optical sources is individually controllable and each optical source configured to have a transient response time of less than 500 picoseconds (ps).
Claims10
An electronically steerable optical device comprising:
- a reflector disk;
- and
- a plurality of optical sources implemented on a plurality of optical die and mechanically positioned at a focal plane of the reflector disk, wherein:
- each optical die of the plurality of optical die comprises a plurality of epitaxial layers;
- and
- each plurality of epitaxial layers includes at least one of gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), and gallium antimonide (GaSb).
A free space optical (FSO) system comprising:
- an electronically steerable optical transmit device comprising:
- a first reflector disk;
- and
- a plurality of optical sources implemented on a first plurality of optical die and mechanically positioned at a first focal plane of the first reflector disk;
- and
- an electronically steerable optical receive device comprising:
- a second reflector disk;
- and
- a plurality of optical receivers implemented on a second plurality of optical die and mechanically positioned at a second focal plane of the second reflector disk, wherein:
- each optical die of the first and second plurality of optical die comprises a plurality of epitaxial layers;
- and
- each plurality of epitaxial layers includes at least one of gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), and gallium antimonide (GaSb).
An electronically steerable optical device comprising:
- a reflector disk;
- and
- a plurality of optical receivers implemented on a plurality of optical die and mechanically positioned at a focal plane of the reflector disk, wherein:
- each optical die of the plurality of optical die comprises a plurality of epitaxial layers;
- and
- each plurality of epitaxial layers includes at least one of gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), and gallium antimonide (GaSb).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.