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US 5426437

OPTICAL DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR PHASED-ARRAY ANTENNA

Assignee

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPOORATION, A CORP. OF PA

Filed

May 9, 1991

Granted

Jun 20, 1995

Location

SEVERNA PARK MD US

Abstract

An optical data distribution system, for densely packed transmitter/receiver modules, of a phased-array antenna which includes an optical source and a plurality of light bars for distributing the optical energy to the photoconductor of each respective transmitter/receiver module. Each bifurcated light bar has an entrance aperture coupled to the optical source through a star coupling and branched light distributing elements branching from the entrance aperture air gap bridging optics to direct the light from each output aperture of fiber bundles to the photodetector.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Nov 1, 1991

Rescinded

Nov 17, 1994

Duration

3 years

Inventor

  • 1MICHAEL A. CROSS

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