Device for simultaneous data and power transmission over an optical waveguide

A device for simultaneous data and power transmission, the device comprising:

• a base station, a remote station and an optical waveguide connected between said base station and said remote station;
• said base station including:
• a high power laser source for emitting a first laser beam at a first wavelength, wherein the first laser beam is used for power transmission from said base station to said remote station;
• a base station low power laser source for emitting a second laser beam at a second wavelength, wherein the second laser beam is used for data transmission from said base station to said remote station;
• a base station optical receiver for receiving a third laser beam at a third wavelength from said remote station, wherein the third laser beam is used for data transmission from said remote station to said base station;
• a base station optical interface for simultaneously coupling the first and second laser beams into said optical waveguide and for directing the third laser beam from said optical waveguide to said base station optical receiver;
• said remote station including:
• a remote station low power laser source for generating the third laser beam for data transmission from said remote station to said base station;
• a first remote station optical receiver for receiving the first laser beam from said base station;
• a second remote station optical receiver for receiving the second laser beam from said base station;
• a remote station optical interface for simultaneously directing the first laser beam to said first remote station optical receiver, the second laser beam to said second remote station optical receiver, and for coupling the third laser beam into said optical waveguide;
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• wherein the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength are distinct from one another, and wherein:
• said base station optical interface comprises a base station optical arrangement of devices and said remote station optical interface comprises a remote station optical arrangement of devices wherein each device is permeable to a selective wavelength, and wherein:
• said base station optical arrangement of devices comprises:
• a first device permeable to the first laser beam and reflecting the third laser beam, wherein said first device is arranged to cause the first laser beam to be coupled into said optical waveguide and the third laser beam from said optical waveguide to be reflected towards said base station optical receiver;
• a second device permeable to the first and third laser beams and reflecting the second laser beam, wherein said second device is arranged to cause the first laser beam to be coupled into said optical waveguide, the third laser beam to pass through said second device towards said first device and the second laser beam to be reflected and coupled into said optical waveguide;
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• said remote station optical arrangement of devices comprises:
• a third device permeable to the first and third laser beams and reflecting the second laser beam, wherein the third device is arranged to cause the first laser beam, after passing through said third device, to be directed to a fourth device, the third laser beam to be coupled into said optical waveguide and the second laser beam from said optical waveguide to be reflected towards said second remote station optical receiver;
• the fourth device permeable to the first laser beam and reflecting the third laser beam, wherein said fourth device is arranged to cause the first laser beam to be directed to said first remote station optical receiver and the third laser beam to be reflected towards said third device.