System and method for bidirectional exchange of data with a mobile apparatus through at least one leaky optical fiber

A method for bidirectional exchange of data with a mobile apparatus through at least one leaky optical fiber, the method comprising:

• receiving by an optical reception module of the mobile apparatus an incoming optical signal from the at least one leaky optical fiber, the incoming optical signal being leaked from the at least one leaky optical fiber;
• converting by an optical to electrical conversion module of the mobile apparatus the incoming optical signal into an incoming electrical signal;
• processing by a control unit of the mobile apparatus the incoming electrical signal to extract incoming data from the incoming electrical signal;
• processing by the control unit of the mobile apparatus outgoing data to generate an outgoing electrical signal transporting the outgoing data;
• converting by an electrical to optical conversion module of the mobile apparatus the outgoing electrical signal into an outgoing optical signal;
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• injecting by an optical transmission module of the mobile apparatus the outgoing optical signal into the at least one leaky optical fiber, the injection comprising emitting the outgoing optical signal by the optical transmission module and directly receiving the outgoing optical signal emitted by the optical transmission module into the at least one leaky optical fiber.

A system for bidirectional exchange of data with a plurality of mobile apparatus through a plurality of leaky optical fibers, the system comprising:

• the plurality of leaky optical fiber;
• the plurality of mobile apparatus, each mobile apparatus comprising:
• an optical reception module for receiving an incoming optical signal from a first one among the plurality of leaky optical fibers, the incoming optical signal being leaked from the first one among the plurality of leaky optical fibers;
• an optical to electrical conversion module for converting the incoming optical signal into an incoming electrical signal;
• a control unit for:
• processing the incoming electrical signal to extract incoming data from the incoming electrical signal;
• and
• processing outgoing data to generate an outgoing electrical signal transporting the outgoing data;
• an electrical to optical conversion module for converting the outgoing electrical signal into an outgoing optical signal;
• and
• an optical transmission module for injecting the outgoing optical signal into a second one among the plurality of leaky optical fibers, the injection comprising emitting the outgoing optical signal by the optical transmission module and directly receiving the outgoing optical signal emitted by the optical transmission module into the second one among the plurality of leaky optical fibers;
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• a fixed apparatus for bidirectionally exchanging the incoming data and the outgoing data with the plurality of mobile apparatus through the plurality of leaky optical fibers.