Systems and methods for tiling free space optical transmissions
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04B-010/00
H04B-010/50
H04B-010/116
출원번호
US-0863817
(2018-01-05)
등록번호
US-10236986
(2019-03-19)
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/ 주소
Shatz, Narkis E.
Bortz, John C.
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ARON SUREFIRE, LLC
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Systems and methods for optical narrowcasting are provided for transmitting various types of content. Optical narrowcasting content indicative of the presence of additional information along with identifying information may be transmitted. The additional information (which may include meaningful amo
Systems and methods for optical narrowcasting are provided for transmitting various types of content. Optical narrowcasting content indicative of the presence of additional information along with identifying information may be transmitted. The additional information (which may include meaningful amounts of advertising information, media, or any other content) may also be transmitted as optical narrowcasting content. Elements of an optical narrowcasting system may include optical transmitters and optical receivers which can be configured to be operative at distances ranging from, e.g., 400 meters to 1200 meters. At such far-field distances, light beams emitted from the optical transmitters can be combined in a tiled fashion to create energy efficient and directable optical transmissions.
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1. A system, comprising: a plurality of optical transmitters located at a first location, each of the plurality of optical transmitters being oriented with an angular offset relative to each other;a light source and beamforming optic of each of the plurality of optical transmitters emitting a beam o
1. A system, comprising: a plurality of optical transmitters located at a first location, each of the plurality of optical transmitters being oriented with an angular offset relative to each other;a light source and beamforming optic of each of the plurality of optical transmitters emitting a beam of light that upon propagating to a second, far field location relative to the first location has an intensity distribution focused within a spatial area representative of a geometric shape;wherein at the second, far field location, the respective intensity distributions of at least two beams of light abut each other without overlapping in accordance with the relative angular offsets of two of the plurality of optical transmitters from which the at least two beams of light are emitted. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the light source and beamforming optic of each of the plurality of optical transmitters have the same operational characteristics. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of optical transmitters have the same operational characteristics. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein each beam of light has a uniform intensity distribution focused within the spatial area representative of the geometric shape. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein each beam of light comprises incoherent light. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of optical transmitters comprises a circular exit pupil from which each beam of light is emitted. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the angular offset at which each of the plurality of optical transmitters are oriented is relative to an optical axis of each of the plurality of optical transmitters. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the angular offset comprises at least one of a horizontal angular offset and a vertical angular offset. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the intensity distribution of each beam of light is a function of a horizontal angular coordinate and a vertical angular coordinate within the spatial area representative of the geometric shape. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the spatial area comprises a two-dimensional angular output region. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the geometric shape comprises a square. 12. A system, comprising: a first optical transmitter transmitting a first light beam having a uniform intensity distribution upon propagating to a far field plane;a second optical transmitter transmitting a second light beam having a uniform intensity distribution upon propagating to the same far field plane, wherein at least one of the second optical transmitter is tilted in at least one direction relative to the first optical transmitter and the first optical transmitter is tilted in at least one direction relative to the second optical transmitter; andwherein the first and second light beams combine at or beyond the far field plane such that the respective uniform intensity distributions of the first and second optical transmitters abut each other to form a two-dimensional angular output region. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first optical transmitter and the second optical transmitter are identically configured. 14. The system of claim 12, wherein the first and second optical transmitters respectively emit the first and second light beams from a circular exit pupil. 15. The system of claim 12, wherein each of the first and second optical transmitters comprise a light source. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the light source comprises a square, uniform Lambertian emitter. 17. The system of claim 12, wherein the first and second light beams combine at or beyond the far field plane such that each uniform intensity distribution abut each other without overlapping. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the uniform intensity distributions of each of the first and second light beams comprises a square region having a horizontal angular beam width and a vertical angular beam width that are a function of the at least one of the second optical transmitter being tilted in the at least one direction relative to the first optical transmitter and the first optical transmitter being tilted in the at least one direction relative to the second optical transmitter. 19. A method, comprising: outputting a first optical beam having a first cross section and uniform intensity distribution within an area defined by the first cross section upon propagation to a far field distance from a first transmitter outputting the first optical beam;outputting a second optical beam having a second cross section and uniform intensity distribution within an area defined by the second cross section upon propagation to a far field distance from a second transmitter outputting the second optical beam;positioning the first and second transmitters relative to each other with an angular offset such that at the far field distance, the respective uniform intensity distributions of each of the first and second optical beams combine to form a tiled optical beam, wherein the respective uniform intensity distributions of each of the first and second optical beams abut each other creating at least one common border between the first and second optical beams at the far field distance. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein a cross-sectional area of the tiled optical beam is defined by a combination of the first and second cross sections. 21. The method of claim 19 wherein the at least one common border delineates an area in which the respective intensity distributions of the first and second optical beams do not overlap. 22. The method of claim 19, wherein the first and second cross sections are geometrically-shaped cross sections. 23. The method of claim 19, wherein the first cross section comprises a rectangular cross section or a square cross section. 24. The method of claim 19, wherein the second cross section comprises a rectangular cross section or a square cross section. 25. The method of claim 19, wherein the first and second cross sections are defined by a plane defined by first and second axes perpendicular to a direction of the propagation of the first and second optical beams. 26. A method, comprising: outputting a first optical beam having a uniform intensity distribution within an angular region defining a first cross sectional area at a far field distance from a first transmitter outputting the first optical beam;outputting a second optical beam having a uniform intensity distribution within an angular region defining a second cross sectional area at a far field distance from a second transmitter outputting the second optical beam;positioning at least one of the first and second transmitters such that the at least one of the first and second transmitters is offset by an angular amount with respect to the other of the first and second transmitters, wherein a cross sectional area of the first and second optical beams at the far field distance comprises a combination of the first and second cross sectional areas, the first and second cross sectional areas being offset by the angular amount such that at least a portion of the first and second cross sectional areas abut each other without overlap. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the first and second cross sectional areas are geometrically-shaped cross sectional areas. 28. The method of claim 26, wherein the first cross sectional area comprises a rectangular area or a square shaped area. 29. The method of claim 26, wherein the second cross sectional area comprises a rectangular area or a square shaped area. 30. The method of claim 26, wherein the first and second cross sectional areas are defined relative to a plane defined by first and second axes perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the first and second optical beams from the first and second optical transmitters, respectively, to the far field.
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