Optisches Freiraumkommunikationsendgerät

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4712365

Anmeldetag

19. August 2025

Veröffentlichung

18. März 2026

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

H04B10/112

Abstract

Disclosed is a free-space optical communications (FSO) terminal comprising: a first arm addressing a first port of a beamsplitter and comprising a first component configured to transmit a diverging first transmitted beam and/or utilise a first received beam; a second arm addressing a second port of the beamsplitter and comprising a second component configured to transmit a diverging second transmitted beam and/or utilise a second received beam; and a third arm addressing the third port of the beamsplitter and comprising a pointing unit configured to steer the first and/or second transmitted beam to a target and/or the first and/or second received beam received from a target. The third arm comprises an optical element to collimate transmitted beams to provide a collimated transmitted beam to the pointing unit, and focus received beams so as to provide a converging beam to the first/second arm. A method of beam steering is also disclosed.

Anmelder

Firma

Airbus Operations Limited

Land

🇬🇧 Großbritannien