Communication Terminal Apparatus And Wireless Transmission Method
First Claim
1. A method of propagating collected incident radiation to a remote location, the method comprising:
- receiving the incident radiation from at least a first direction;
redirecting the incident radiation with a light directing component into a first propagation component having a plurality of windows contained therein, the light directing component being coupled to a buffer component configured to optically separate the light directing component and the first propagation component and to retain the incident radiation in the first propagation component;
propagating the incident radiation into a collector region through one of the plurality of windows within the first propagation component;
advancing the incident radiation within the collector region generally towards an end of the collector region, the radiation encountering a plurality of regions exhibiting a refractive index value that gradually transitions from about 1.5 to about 2.0 while advancing towards the end of the collector region; and
directing the incident radiation into an optical transport assembly having a second propagation component, the second propagation component being configured to retain the incident radiation therein for being propagated to the remote location.
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Abstract
A collector for propagating incident radiation to a remote location. The collector comprises, a light directing component coupled to a buffer component, a first propagation component coupled to the buffer component and configured to transmit the incident radiation into a collector region through one of a plurality of windows, and an optical transport assembly coupled to an end of the collector region and having a second propagation component. Each light directing component is configured to redirect the incident radiation from a first direction to a second direction, and the collector region includes a plurality of regions exhibiting a refractive index value that gradually transitions from about 1.5 to about 2.0. The second propagation component is further configured to retain the incident radiation.
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1. A method of propagating collected incident radiation to a remote location, the method comprising:
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receiving the incident radiation from at least a first direction;
redirecting the incident radiation with a light directing component into a first propagation component having a plurality of windows contained therein, the light directing component being coupled to a buffer component configured to optically separate the light directing component and the first propagation component and to retain the incident radiation in the first propagation component;
propagating the incident radiation into a collector region through one of the plurality of windows within the first propagation component;
advancing the incident radiation within the collector region generally towards an end of the collector region, the radiation encountering a plurality of regions exhibiting a refractive index value that gradually transitions from about 1.5 to about 2.0 while advancing towards the end of the collector region; and
directing the incident radiation into an optical transport assembly having a second propagation component, the second propagation component being configured to retain the incident radiation therein for being propagated to the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A collector for propagating incident radiation to a remote location, comprising:
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a light directing component coupled to a buffer component, each light directing component being configured to redirect the incident radiation from a first direction to a second direction;
a first propagation component coupled to the buffer component and configured to transmit the incident radiation into a collector region through one of a plurality of windows, the collector region including a plurality of regions exhibiting a refractive index value that gradually transitions from about 1.5 to about 2.0; and
an optical transport assembly coupled to an end of the collector region and having a second propagation component, the second propagation component being configured to retain the incident radiation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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