SUBMERSIBLE VESSEL DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A data communications system comprising a submersible home vessel, a submersible satellite vessel, and a flexible dielectric waveguide cable, wherein:
- the flexible dielectric waveguide cable comprises an exposed dielectric face configured to transmit electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation;
the submersible home vessel comprises a transparent pressure boundary that is configured to be functionally transparent to electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation and to permit unguided propagation of the electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation; and
the submersible home vessel further comprises a coupling portion that is configured to secure the dielectric face in a position that enables the transmission of unguided millimeter wave radiation across the transparent pressure boundary to a MMW detector within the submersible home vessel.
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Abstract
A data communications system is provided comprising a submersible home vessel, a submersible satellite vessel, and a flexible dielectric waveguide cable. The flexible dielectric waveguide cable comprises an exposed dielectric face configured to transmit electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation. The submersible home vessel comprises a transparent pressure boundary that is configured to be functionally transparent to electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation and to permit unguided propagation of the electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation. The submersible home vessel further comprises a coupling portion that is configured to secure the dielectric face in a position that enables the transmission of unguided millimeter wave radiation across the transparent pressure boundary to a MMW detector within the submersible home vessel. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A data communications system comprising a submersible home vessel, a submersible satellite vessel, and a flexible dielectric waveguide cable, wherein:
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the flexible dielectric waveguide cable comprises an exposed dielectric face configured to transmit electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation; the submersible home vessel comprises a transparent pressure boundary that is configured to be functionally transparent to electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation and to permit unguided propagation of the electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation; and the submersible home vessel further comprises a coupling portion that is configured to secure the dielectric face in a position that enables the transmission of unguided millimeter wave radiation across the transparent pressure boundary to a MMW detector within the submersible home vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A submersible vessel comprising a hull, a transparent pressure boundary, a connector coupling portion, and a MMW detector, wherein:
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the transparent pressure boundary defines a portion of the submersible home vessel that is structurally distinct from the hull and is configured to be functionally transparent to electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation; the MMW detector is positioned to detect electromagnetic millimeter wave radiation transmitted through the transparent pressure boundary; and the connector coupling portion is configured to secure an exposed dielectric face in a position that enables the transmission of unguided millimeter wave radiation across the transparent pressure boundary to the MMW detector within the submersible home vessel.
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