A method, system, and apparatus for a uni-fiber laser communications (lasercom) terminal are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes an oscillator to generate a first signal having a first wavelength, and a modulator to modulate the first signal. The apparatus further includes a circulator to circu
A method, system, and apparatus for a uni-fiber laser communications (lasercom) terminal are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes an oscillator to generate a first signal having a first wavelength, and a modulator to modulate the first signal. The apparatus further includes a circulator to circulate the first signal, and a bi-directional optical amplifier (optical amp) to amplify the first signal. Also, the apparatus includes an optical fiber, which is embedded in a ferrule, and an end of the ferrule is coated with a reflective coating. Additionally, the apparatus includes at least one lens, where the first signal is transmitted through and received through the optical fiber and at least one lens. Also, the apparatus includes an acquisition detector to detect the first signal. Further, the apparatus includes an actuator associated with the ferrule to nutate and translate the ferrule according to feedback from the acquisition detector regarding the first signal.
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1. A method for a uni-fiber laser communications (lasercom) terminal, the method comprising: generating, with an oscillator, a first signal having a first wavelength;modulating, with a modulator, the first signal;circulating, with a circulator, the first signal;amplifying, with a bi-directional opti
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A method for a uni-fiber laser communications (lasercom) terminal, the method comprising: generating, with an oscillator, a first signal having a first wavelength;modulating, with a modulator, the first signal;circulating, with a circulator, the first signal;amplifying, with a bi-directional optical amplifier (optical amp), the first signal;transmitting, through an optical fiber, the first signal, wherein the optical fiber is embedded in a ferrule, and an end of the ferrule is coated with a reflective coating;transmitting, through at least one lens, the first signal;receiving, through the at least one lens and the optical fiber, the first signal;amplifying, with the bi-directional optical amp, the first signal;circulating, with the circulator, the first signal;detecting, with an acquisition detector, the first signal; andnutating and translating, with an actuator associated with the ferrule, the ferrule according to feedback from the acquisition detector regarding the first signal. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: receiving, through the at least one lens and the optical fiber, a second signal having a second wavelength;amplifying, with the bi-directional optical amp, the second signal;circulating, with the circulator, the second signal;separating, with a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM), a third signal, which comprises the first signal and the second signal, into the first signal and the second signal; anddetecting, with a communication detector, the second signal. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises reflecting at least one of the first signal and the second signal off at least one mirror associated with the at least one lens. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein at least one of the at least one mirror is capable of being gimbaled. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the actuator is a piezo-electric actuator. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the reflective coating on the end of the ferrule is a cat's eye reflector. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the first signal by the acquisition detector is achieved by at least one of time division multiple access (TDMA) and correlation detection. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the optical fiber and the ferrule are tapered to minimize backreflection. 9. A uni-fiber laser communications (lasercom) terminal apparatus, the apparatus comprising: an oscillator to generate a first signal having a first wavelength;a modulator to modulate the first signal;a circulator to circulate the first signal;a bi-directional optical amplifier (optical amp) to amplify the first signal;an optical fiber; wherein the optical fiber is embedded in a ferrule, and an end of the ferrule is coated with a reflective coating;at least one lens, wherein the first signal is transmitted through and is received through the optical fiber and the at least one lens;an acquisition detector to detect the first signal; andan actuator associated with the ferrule to nutate and translate the ferrule according to feedback from the acquisition detector regarding the first signal. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus further comprises: the bi-directional optical amp to further amplify a second signal, having a second wavelength, that is received through the optical fiber and the at least one lens;the circulator to further circulate the second signal;a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) to separate a third signal, which comprises the first signal and the second signal, into the first signal and the second signal; anda communication detector to detect the second signal. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one mirror, associated with the at least one lens, to reflect at least one of the first signal and the second signal. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein at least one of the at least one mirror is capable of being gimbaled. 13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the actuator is a piezo-electric actuator. 14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the reflective coating on the end of the ferrule is a cat's eye reflector. 15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the acquisition detector detects the first signal by at least one of time division multiple access (TDMA) and correlation detection. 16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein at least one of the optical fiber and the ferrule are tapered to minimize backreflection. 17. A method for operating a uni-fiber laser communications (lasercom) terminal system, the method comprising: generating, with an oscillator associated with a first terminal, a first signal having a first wavelength;modulating, with a modulator associated with the first terminal, the first signal;circulating, with a circulator associated with the first terminal, the first signal;amplifying, with a bi-directional optical amplifier (optical amp) associated with the first terminal, the first signal;transmitting, through an optical fiber associated with the first terminal, the first signal, wherein the optical fiber is embedded in a ferrule, and an end of the ferrule is coated with a reflective coating;transmitting, through at least one lens associated with the first terminal, the first signal;reflecting, by a reflective surface associated with a second terminal, the first signal;receiving, by the first terminal through the at least one lens associated with the first terminal and the optical fiber associated with the first terminal, the reflected first signal;amplifying, with the bi-directional optical amp associated with the first terminal, the reflected first signal;circulating, with the circulator associated with the first terminal, the reflected first signal;detecting, with an acquisition detector associated with the first terminal, the reflected first signal; andnutating and translating, with an actuator associated with the ferrule of the first terminal, the ferrule of the first terminal according to feedback from the acquisition detector regarding the reflected first signal. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by the first terminal through the at least one lens associated with the first terminal and the optical fiber associated with the first terminal, a second signal from the second terminal, wherein the second signal has a second wavelength;amplifying, with the bi-directional optical amp associated with the first terminal, the second signal;circulating, with the circulator associated with the first terminal, the second signal;separating, with a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) associated with the first terminal, a third signal, which comprises the first signal and the second signal, into the first signal and the second signal; anddetecting, with a communication detector associated with the first terminal, the second signal. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises reflecting at least one of the first signal and the second signal off at least one mirror associated with the at least one lens associated with the first terminal. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein at least one of the at least one mirror is capable of being gimbaled. 21. The method of claim 17, wherein the actuator associated with the first terminal is a piezo-electric actuator. 22. The method of claim 17, wherein the reflective coating on the end of the ferrule of the first terminal is a cat's eye reflector. 23. The method of claim 17, wherein the detecting of the first signal by the acquisition detector is achieved by at least one of time division multiple access (TDMA) and correlation detection. 24. The method of claim 17, wherein the reflective surface associated with the second terminal is a cat's eye reflector. 25. The method of claim 17, wherein at least one of the optical fiber and the ferrule are tapered to minimize backreflection. 26. A system for uni-fiber laser communications (lasercom) terminals, the system comprising: an oscillator, associated with a first terminal, to generate a first signal having a first wavelength;a modulator, associated with the first terminal, to modulate the first signal;a circulator, associated with the first terminal, to circulate the first signal;a bi-directional optical amplifier (optical amp), associated with the first terminal, to amplify the first signal;an optical fiber associated with the first terminal, wherein the optical fiber is embedded in a ferrule, and an end of the ferrule is coated with a reflective coating;at least one lens associated with the first terminal, wherein the first signal is transmitted through and is received through the optical fiber associated with the first terminal and the at least one lens associated with the first terminal;a reflective surface, associated with a second terminal, to reflect the first signal;an acquisition detector, associated with the first terminal, to detect the reflected first signal; andan actuator, associated with the ferrule of the first terminal, to nutate and translate the ferrule of the first terminal according to feedback from the acquisition detector regarding the reflected first signal. 27. The system of claim 26, wherein the system further comprises: the bi-directional optical amp, associated with the first terminal, to further amplify a second signal, from the second terminal and having a second wavelength, that is received through the optical fiber associated with the first terminal and the at least one lens associated with the first terminal;the circulator, associated with the first terminal, to further circulate the second signal;a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM), associated with the first terminal, to separate a third signal, which comprises the first signal and the second signal, into the first signal and the second signal; anda communication detector, associated with the first terminal, to detect the second signal. 28. The system of claim 27, wherein the system further comprises at least one mirror, associated with the at least one lens of the first terminal, to reflect at least one of the first signal and the second signal. 29. The system of claim 28, wherein at least one of the at least one mirror is capable of being gimbaled. 30. The system of claim 26, wherein the actuator is a piezo-electric actuator. 31. The system of claim 26, wherein the reflective coating on the end of the ferrule of the first terminal is a cat's eye reflector. 32. The system of claim 26, wherein the acquisition detector, associated with the first terminal, detects the reflected first signal by at least one of time division multiple access (TDMA) and correlation detection. 33. The system of claim 26, wherein the reflective surface associated with the second terminal is a cat's eye reflector. 34. The system of claim 26, wherein at least one of the optical fiber and the ferrule are tapered to minimize backreflection.
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