Infrared widebeam communication transmitter
First Claim
1. An infrared communication transmission system comprising:
- an assembly comprising a plurality of solid state semiconductor devices arranged in an array, said array defining a shape and comprising means for generating an infrared radiation pattern that is omni-directional horizontally and narrow vertically;
means for generating an information bearing signal;
means for modulating said radiation pattern by said information bearing signal to produce a modulated infrared energy of the radiation pattern; and
means for transmitting said modulated radiation pattern towards a remote infrared receiver.
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Abstract
An infrared transmission capable of acting as a beacon, signalling or data transmission device between two mobile vehicles is provided. The transmission system employs semiconductor solid state devices to produce infrared energy. The infrared energy is directed and formed into a beam of energy that is omni-directional horizontally and narrow vertically. The produced beam of infrared energy is then modulated by an information signal to convey information to a remote receiving device. Further, the solid state devices can be operated in a continuous fashion to produce continuous infrared radiation energy for use as a beacon. The solid state devices can be operated intermittently to produce pulsed infrared radiation and energy for operation as a signalling device or as a digital data or analog transmission device. As semiconductor solid state devices, infrared emitting diodes or IR laser diodes can be utilized. The infrared transmission system is particularly suited for shipboard use.
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22 Claims
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1. An infrared communication transmission system comprising:
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an assembly comprising a plurality of solid state semiconductor devices arranged in an array, said array defining a shape and comprising means for generating an infrared radiation pattern that is omni-directional horizontally and narrow vertically; means for generating an information bearing signal; means for modulating said radiation pattern by said information bearing signal to produce a modulated infrared energy of the radiation pattern; and means for transmitting said modulated radiation pattern towards a remote infrared receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. An infrared communication transmission system comprising:
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an assembly comprising a plurality of solid state semiconductor devices arranged in an array, said array defining a shape and comprising means for generating an infrared radiation pattern; and means for transmitting said infrared radiation pattern to a remote infrared receiver, said means for transmitting comprising means for selectively transmitting infrared radiation as a beacon pattern, a signal pattern, a digital data pattern or an analog data pattern.
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21. An infrared communication transmission system comprising:
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an assembly comprising a plurality of solid state semiconductor devices arranged in an array, said array defining a shape and comprising means for generating an infrared radiation pattern, said assembly comprising a closely and uniformly spaced array of said solid state semiconductor devices; and means for transmitting said infrared radiation pattern towards a remote infrared receiver. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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