Hybrid picocell communication system
CA 2322300 A1 · Owner: Bloom, Scott H. · Inventors: Bloom, Scott H.
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A free-space laser communication system. The system is comprised of a large number of picocells. Each picocell comprises a base station providing conventional communication with at least one user but typically several or many users. Each base station comprises at least two laser transceivers each , transceiver having a pointing mechanism for automatic alignment. These transceivers provide communication with other base stations relay information , between other base stations or transmit information to conventional communication systems. The picocells cover relatively small geographical ranges such as about 100 meters. Applicant has demonstrated that at these distances atmospheric …
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- Filed February 25, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 25, 2019.
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