Point-to-multipoint wide area telecommunications network via atmospheric laser transmission through a remote optical router

A point-to-multipoint bi-directional wide area communications network employing an atmospheric optical communications path comprising:

• a plurality of subscriber transceiver units each configured to modulate respective first data on a first light beam, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units atmospherically transmits said first light beam including said respective first data, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units atmospherically receives a second light beam including respective second data, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units is configured to demodulate said respective second data from said second light beam, wherein said atmospheric optical communications path comprises said first light beam and said second light beam;
• a primary transceiver unit comprising a primary light source configured to generate said second light beam, wherein said primary transceiver unit is configured to modulate said respective second data on said second light beam, wherein said primary transceiver unit atmospherically transmits said second light beam including said respective second data, wherein said primary transceiver unit atmospherically receives said first light beam including said respective first data, wherein said primary transceiver unit is configured to demodulate said respective first data from said first light beam;
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• an optical router configured to atmospherically redirect said first and second light beams between said primary transceiver unit and said plurality of subscriber transceiver units;
• wherein said primary transceiver unit, said optical router and said plurality of subscriber transceiver units comprise a wide area optical telecommunications network.

A broadcast wide area optical communications network employing atmospheric optical communication, comprising:

• a primary transceiver unit comprising a primary light source configured to generate a first light beam, wherein said primary transceiver unit is configured to modulate first data on said first light beam, wherein said primary transceiver unit atmospherically transmits said first light beam including said first data;
• an optical router configured to receive said first light beam including said first data from said primary transceiver unit;
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• a plurality of subscriber transceiver units;
• wherein said optical router is configured to receive said first light beam including said first data from said primary transceiver unit and redirect said first light beam to said plurality of subscriber transceiver units;
• wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units is configured to atmospherically receive said first light beam from said optical router, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units is configured to demodulate at least a portion of said first data from said first light beam;
• wherein said primary transceiver unit, said optical router and said plurality of subscriber transceiver units comprise a wide area optical telecommunications network.

An optical router for routing atmospheric light beams between a primary transceiver unit and a plurality of subscriber transceiver units, comprising:

• an optical antenna which atmospherically receives one or more first light beams including first data from said primary transceiver unit and atmospherically transmits one or more second light beams including respective second data to said primary transceiver unit;
• a mirror which reflects said first and second light beams between said optical antenna and said plurality of subscriber transceiver units;
• an X-Y beam deflector optically positioned between said optical antenna and said mirror which deflects said first and second light beams between said optical antenna and said mirror;
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• a beam deflector control system coupled to said X-Y beam deflector which controls said X-Y beam deflector to deflect said first and second light beams between said optical antenna and said mirror.

An optical router for routing atmospheric light beams from a primary transceiver unit to a plurality of subscriber transceiver units, comprising:

• an optical antenna which atmospherically receives one or more first light beams including first data from said primary transceiver unit;
• a mirror which reflects said one or more first light beams from said optical antenna to said plurality of subscriber transceiver units;
• an X-Y beam deflector optically positioned between said optical antenna and said mirror which deflects said one or more first light beams from said optical antenna to said mirror;
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• a beam deflector control system coupled to said X-Y beam deflector which controls said X-Y beam deflector to deflect said first light beams from said optical antenna to said mirror.

A point-to-multipoint bi-directional wide area communications network employing atmospheric optical communication, comprising:

• a primary transceiver unit comprising a primary light source configured to generate a first light beam, wherein said primary transceiver unit is configured to modulate first data on said first light beam, wherein said primary transceiver unit atmospherically transmits said first light beam including said first data;
• an optical router configured to atmospherically receive said first light beam including said first data from said primary transceiver unit;
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• a plurality of subscriber transceiver units;
• wherein said optical router is configured to atmospherically receive said first light beam including said first data from said primary transceiver unit, wherein said optical router atmospherically transmits a second light beam including said first data to said plurality of subscriber transceiver units;
• wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units is configured to atmospherically receive said second light beam including said first data from said optical router, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units is configured to demodulate at least a portion of said first data from said second light beam;
• wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units is configured to modulate respective second data on a third light beam, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units atmospherically transmits said third light beam including said respective second data to said optical router;
• wherein said optical router is configured to atmospherically receive said third light beam including said respective second data from said plurality of subscriber transceiver units, wherein said optical router atmospherically transmits a fourth light beam including said respective second data to said primary transceiver unit;
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• wherein said primary transceiver unit atmospherically receives said fourth light beam including said respective second data, wherein said primary transceiver unit is configured to demodulate said respective second data from said fourth light beams
• wherein said primary transceiver unit said optical router and said plurality of subscriber transceiver units comprise a wide area optical telecommunications network.

A point-to-multipoint bi-directional wide area communications network employing atmospheric optical communication comprising:

• a primary transceiver unit comprising a primary light source configured to generate a first light beam, wherein said primary transceiver unit is configured to modulate respective first data on said first light beam, wherein said primary transceiver unit atmospherically transmits said first light beam including said respective first data, wherein said primary transceiver unit atmospherically receives a second light beam including respective second data, wherein said primary transceiver unit is configured to demodulate said respective second data from said second light beam;
• a plurality of subscriber transceiver units, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units atmospherically receives a third light beam including said respective first data, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units is configured to demodulate said respective first data from said third light beam, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units is configured to modulate said respective second data on a fourth light beam, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units atmospherically transmits said fourth light beam including said respective second data;
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• an optical router configured to atmospherically receive said first light beam including said respective first data from said primary transceiver unit, wherein said optical router atmospherically transmits said third light beam including said respective first data to one or more of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units, wherein said optical router is configured to receive said fourth light beams including said respective second data, wherein said optical router atmospherically transmits said second light beam including said respective second data to said primary transceiver unit;
• wherein said primary transceiver unit said optical router and said plurality of subscriber transceiver units comprise a wide area optical telecommunications network.

A broadcast wide area communications network employing atmospheric optical communication, comprising:

• a primary transceiver unit comprising a primary light source configured to generate a first light beam, wherein said primary transceiver unit is configured to modulate first data on said first light beam, wherein said primary transceiver unit atmospherically transmits said first light beam including said first data;
• an optical router configured to atmospherically receive said first light beam including said first data from said primary transceiver unit;
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• a plurality of subscriber transceiver units;
• wherein said optical router is configured to atmospherically receive said first light beam including said first data from said primary transceiver unit, wherein said optical router atmospherically transmits a second light beam including said first data to said plurality of subscriber transceiver units;
• wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units is configured to atmospherically receive said second light beam including said first data from said optical router, wherein each of said plurality of subscriber transceiver units is configured to demodulate at least a portion of said first data from said second light beam;
• wherein said primary transceiver unit, said optical router and said plurality of subscriber transceiver units comprise a wide area optical telecommunications network.

An optical router for routing data, comprising:

• one or more transceiver modules, wherein said one or more transceiver modules atmospherically receive a first light beam including respective first data, wherein said one or more transceiver modules atmospherically transmit a second light beam including respective second data;
• a secondary transceiver unit, wherein said secondary transceiver unit atmospherically receives a third light beam including said respective second data, wherein said secondary transceiver unit atmospherically transmits a fourth light beam including said respective first data;
• an electronic router electronically coupling said secondary transceiver unit to said one or more transceiver modules, wherein said electronic router routes said respective first data and said respective second data between said secondary transceiver unit and said one or more transceiver modules;
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• a beam deflector control system coupled to said electronic router and said one or more transceiver modules;
• wherein each of said one or more transceiver modules comprises:
• a beam demodulator configured to receive said first light beam including said respective first data and demodulate said respective first data from said first light beam;
• a light source configured to generate said second light beam;
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• an X-Y beam deflector configured to receive said first light beam from a plurality of subscriber transceiver units and deflect said first light beam to said beam demodulator, wherein said X-Y beam deflector is configured to receive said second light beam from said light source and deflect said second light beam including said respective second data to said plurality of subscriber transceiver units.

An optical router for routing data, comprising:

• a secondary transceiver unit, wherein said secondary transceiver unit atmospherically receives a first light beam including respective first data;
• one or more transceiver modules, wherein said one or more transceiver modules atmospherically transmit a second light beam including said respective first data;
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• an electronic router electronically coupling said secondary transceiver unit to said one or more transceiver modules, wherein said electronic router routes said respective first data from said secondary transceiver unit to said one or more transceiver modules;
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• a beam deflector control system coupled to said electronic router and said one or more transceiver modules;
• wherein each of said one or more transceiver modules comprises:
• a light source configured to generate said second light beam;
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• an X-Y beam deflector configured to receive said second light beam from said light source and deflect said second light beam including said respective first data to a plurality of subscriber transceiver units.