Optical transmitter receiver for free space optical communication and network system and application apparatus thereof
First Claim
1. A transmitter for Free Space Optical Communication comprising:
- a light source formed on a printed circuit board;
a photo detector formed on said printed circuit board for detecting the light from said light source;
a current driver and controller circuit integrally formed on said printed circuit board having a first terminal for receiving input signals, a second terminal for bias-in, a third terminal connected to said light source for outputting output signals to said light source and a fourth terminal connected to said photo detector for receiving output control signals for controlling the output of said light source from said photo detector;
an optics module formed to be assembled with said printed circuit board for receiving the light from said light source and transmitting the received light to the external free space.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the optical transmitter, receiver and application apparatus thereof for OWLL (Optical WireLess Link) which transmits and receives the optical signals through the free space and FSON (Free Space Optical Network) system using OWLL. Photonic devices such as laser diode and photo detector and electronics for driving the photonic devices are formed directly on a single printed circuit board as a standardized module and the PCB is assembled with optical instrument which is also manufactured as a standardized optical module. Then, the optical transmitter, receiver and application apparatus thereof becomes small, light, cost-effective, multi-functional and reliable.
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50 Claims
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1. A transmitter for Free Space Optical Communication comprising:
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a light source formed on a printed circuit board;
a photo detector formed on said printed circuit board for detecting the light from said light source;
a current driver and controller circuit integrally formed on said printed circuit board having a first terminal for receiving input signals, a second terminal for bias-in, a third terminal connected to said light source for outputting output signals to said light source and a fourth terminal connected to said photo detector for receiving output control signals for controlling the output of said light source from said photo detector;
an optics module formed to be assembled with said printed circuit board for receiving the light from said light source and transmitting the received light to the external free space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A receiver for Free Space Optical Communication comprising:
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a photo-detecting module including a photo detector formed on a printed circuit board;
an optical receiver circuit, integrally formed on said printed circuit board, having a first terminal connected to said photo-detecting module for receiving input signals from said photo-detecting module, a second terminal for bias-in, and a third terminal for outputting electric signals generated by transforming the input signals from said photo-detecting module; and
an optics module formed to be assembled with said printed circuit board for receiving the light from the external free space and transmitting the received light to said photo detector of said photo-detecting module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A transceiver for Free Space Optical Communication comprising:
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a first light source formed on a printed circuit board;
a first photo detector formed on said printed circuit board for detecting the light from said first light source;
a first current driver and controller circuit integrally formed on said printed circuit board having a first terminal for receiving input signals, a second terminal for bias-in, a third terminal connected to said first light source for outputting output signals to said first light source, and a fourth terminal connected to said first photo detector for receiving output control signals for controlling the output power of said first light source from said first photo detector;
a transmitting optics module formed to be assembled with said printed circuit board for receiving the light from said first light source and transmitting the received light to the external free space;
a photo-detecting module including a second photo detector formed on said printed circuit board;
a first optical receiver circuit integrally formed on said printed circuit board having a fifth terminal connected to said photo-detecting module for receiving input signals from said photo-detecting module, a sixth terminal for bias-in, and a seventh terminal for outputting electric signals generated by transforming the input signals from said photo-detecting module; and
a receiving optics module formed to be assembled with said printed circuit board for receiving the light from the external free space and transmitting the received light to said second photo detector of said photo-detecting module. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A transponder for Free Space Optical Communication comprising:
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a light source formed on a printed circuit board;
a first photo detector formed on said printed circuit board for detecting the light from said first light source;
a first current driver and controller circuit, integrally formed on said printed circuit board, having a first terminal for receiving input signals, a second terminal for bias-in, a third terminal connected to said first light source for outputting output signals to said first light source and a fourth terminal connected to said first photo detector for receiving output control signals for controlling the output of said first light source from said first photo detector;
a multiplexer, formed on said printed circuit board and connected to said first terminal of said current driver and controller circuit, for multiplexing input signals to output to said current driver and controller circuit via said first terminal;
a transmitting optics module formed to be assembled with said printed circuit board for receiving the light from said first light source and transmitting the received light to the external free space;
a photo-detecting module including a second photo detector formed on said printed circuit board;
a first optical receiver circuit, integrally formed on said printed circuit board, having a fifth terminal connected to said photo-detecting module for receiving input signals from said photo-detecting module, a sixth terminal for bias-in, and a seventh terminal for outputting electric signals generated by transforming the input signals from said photo-detecting module;
a demultiplexer, formed on said printed circuit board and connected to said seventh terminal of said optical receiver circuit, for receiving signals from said optical receiver circuit and outputting demultiplexed signals; and
a receiving optics module formed to be assembled with said printed circuit board for receiving the light from the external free space and transmitting the receiving light to said second photo detector of said photo-detecting module.
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46. A transponder for Free Space Optical Communication comprising:
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a photo-detecting module including a first photo detector formed on a first printed circuit board;
a first optical receiver circuit, integrally formed on said first printed circuit board, having a first terminal connected to said photo-detecting module for receiving input signals from said first photo-detecting module, a second terminal for bias-in, and a third terminal for outputting electric signals generated by transforming the input signals from said photo-detecting module;
a demultiplexer, formed on said first printed circuit board, having an input port connected to said third terminal of said optical receiver circuit for receiving signals from said optical receiver circuit, a drop port for distributing a part of demultiplexed signals, and an output port for outputting the rest of said demultiplexed signals;
a receiving optics module formed to be assembled with said first printed circuit board for receiving the light from the external free space and transmitting the received light to said first photo detector of said photo-detecting module;
a light source formed on a second printed circuit board;
a second photo detector formed on said second printed circuit board for detecting the light from said light source;
a current driver and controller circuit, integrally formed on said second printed circuit board, having a fourth terminal for receiving input signals, a fifth terminal for bias-in, a sixth terminal connected to said light source for outputting output signals to said light source and a seventh terminal connected to said second photo detector for receiving output control signals for controlling the output of said light source from said second photo detector;
a multiplexer, formed on said second printed circuit board, having an input port for receiving signals from said output port of said demultiplexer, an add port for receiving additional signals from the outside, and an output port for outputting multiplexed signal to said current driver and controller circuit; and
a transmitting optics module formed to be assembled with said second printed circuit board for receiving the light from said light source and transmitting the received light to the external free space.
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47. A transponder for Free Space Optical Communication comprising:
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a photo-detecting module including a first photo detector formed on a first printed circuit board;
an optical receiver circuit, integrally formed on said first printed circuit board, having a first terminal connected to said photo-detecting module for receiving input signals from said photo-detecting module, a second terminal for bias-in, and a third terminal for outputting electric signals generated by transforming the input signals from said photo-detecting module;
a receiving optics module formed to be assembled with said first printed circuit board for receiving the light from the external free space and transmitting the received light to said first photo detector of said photo-detecting module;
a demultiplexer, formed on a second printed circuit board, having an input port connected to said third terminal of said optical receiver circuit for receiving signals from said optical receiver circuit, a drop port for distributing a part of demultiplexed signals, and an output port for outputting the rest of said demultiplexed signals;
a multiplexer, formed on said second printed circuit board, having an input port for receiving signals from said output port of said demultiplexer, an add port for receiving additional signals from the outside, and an output port for outputting multiplexed signal to said current driver and controller circuit;
a light source formed on a third printed circuit board;
a second photo detector formed on said third printed circuit board for detecting the light from said light source;
a current driver and controller circuit, integrally formed on said third printed circuit board, having a fourth terminal for receiving input signals, a fifth terminal for bias-in, a third terminal connected to said light source for outputting output signals to said light source, and a seventh terminal connected to said second photo detector for receiving output control signals for controlling the output of said light source from said second photo detector; and
a transmitting optics module formed to be assembled with said printed circuit board for receiving the light from said light source and transmitting the received light to the external free space.
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48. A transmitter for Free Space Optical Communication comprising:
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a photo-optics module including a light source, a photo detector for detecting the light from said light source, and an optics module, formed to be integrated with said light source and said photo detector, for receiving the light from said light source and transmitting the received light to the external free space; and
a current driver and controller circuit, integrally formed on a printed circuit board, having a first terminal for receiving input signals, a second terminal for bias-in, a third terminal connected to said light source for outputting output signals to said light source, and a fourth terminal connected to said photo detector for receiving output control signals for controlling the output of said light source from said photo detector;
wherein said light source and said photo detector are connected to said third terminal and said fourth terminal respectively with flexible wires.
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49. A receiver for Free Space Optical Communication comprising:
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a photo-optics module including a photo-detecting module having a photo detector, and an optics module formed to be integrated with said photo-detecting module for receiving the light from the external free space and transmitting the light to said photo detector of said photo-detecting module; and
an optical receiver circuit, integrally formed on a printed circuit board, having a first terminal connected to said photo-detecting module for receiving input signals from said photo-detecting module, a second terminal for bias-in, and a third terminal for outputting electric signals generated by transforming the input signals from said photo-detecting module;
wherein said photo detector and said third terminal are connected with flexible wire.
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50. A transceiver for Free Space Optical Communication comprising:
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a transmitting photo-optics module including a light source, a first photo detector for detecting the light from said light source, and a transmitting optics module, formed to be integrated with said light source and said first photo detector, for receiving the light from said light source and transmitting the received light to the external free space;
a receiving photo-optics module including a photo-detecting module having a second photo detector, and a receiving optics module formed to be integrated with said photo-detecting module for receiving the light from the external free space and transmitting the received light to said second photo detector of said photo-detecting module;
a current driver and controller circuit, integrally formed on a printed circuit board, having a first terminal for receiving input signals, a second terminal for bias-in, a third terminal connected to said light source for outputting output signals to said light source, and a fourth terminal connected to said first photo detector for receiving output control signals for controlling the output of said light source from said first photo detector; and
an optical receiver circuit, integrally formed on said printed circuit board, having a fifth terminal connected to said photo-detecting module for receiving input signals from said photo-detecting module, a sixth terminal for bias-in, and a seventh terminal for outputting electric signals generated by transforming the input signal from said photo-detecting module;
wherein said light source and said first photo detector are connected to said third terminal and said fourth terminal respectively with flexible wires; and
wherein said second photo detector and said seventh terminal are connected with a flexible wire.
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Specification