Integrated on-chip wireless optical communication terminal
AssigneeTaara Connect, Inc.
InventorsBaris Ibrahim Erkmen, Devin Brinkley, Paul Epp, John Moody
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Abstract
A free-space optical communication system includes an optical phased array (OPA) photonic integrated chip, a transceiver photonic integrated chip, and one or more processors. The OPA chip includes a plurality of array elements and a plurality of phase shifters. The transceiver chip includes one or more transmitter components and one or more receiver components. The one or more processors are configured to transmit a first signal via the OPA chip and the transceiver chip, and receive a second signal via the OPA chip and the transceiver chip.
Claims19
A free-space optical communication system comprising:
- an optical phased array (OPA) chip configured to receive one or more optical communication beams, the OPA chip including:
- a plurality of array elements, and
- a plurality of phase shifters;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- measure one or more phase fronts of the received one or more optical communication beams;
- determine a wavefront error of the received one or more optical communication beams based on the measured one or more phase fronts;
- and
- adjust a wavefront or pointing direction of the system based on the determined wavefront error.
A free-space optical communication system comprising:
- a transceiver chip configured receive one or more optical communication beams, the transceiver chip including:
- one or more transmitter components, and
- one or more receiver components;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- measure one or more phase fronts of the received one or more optical communication beams;
- determine a wavefront error of the received one or more optical communication beams;
- and
- adjust a wavefront or pointing direction of the system based on the determined wavefront error.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.