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Optoelectrical sending and receiving apparatus
Assignee: Hirschmann Electronics GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1990-07-30
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Granted: 1992-09-08
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Expires: 2010-07-30
Abstract
Abstract A sender/receiver apparatus configured for a bi-directional beam wave guide may be configured with an optical prism. the device can be placed in a housing with a wave guide socket connected at an optical port. Spherical lenses and an internal wave guide may be located between the prism and the optical port, the sender and the receiver, respectively. The prism may exhibit an aperture reflecting surface or diaphragm.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas Blumke
- 👤 Jurgen Rockle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:30
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4246
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus for a beam wave guide connecting sector with a sender and a receiver comprising a mode selective brancher configured to separate bi-directional beams transmitted onto a common beam wave guide connecting sector, wherein said mode selective brancher is at least an optical prism and optical structural elements including a diaphragm and lenses configured to define in part a sender solid angle range and a receiver solid angle range.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus for a beam wave guide connecting sector with a sender and a receiver comprising a mode selective brancher configured to separate bi-directional beams transmitted onto a common beam wave guide connecting sector, wherein said mode selective brancher is at least an optical prism and optical structural elements including a diaphragm and lenses configured to define in part a sender solid angle range and a receiver solid angle range.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said sender and receiver solid angle ranges are rotationally symmetric relative to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said brancher exhibits a reflecting surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
76 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus for a beam wave guide connecting sector with a sender and a receiver comprising a mode selective brancher configured to separate bi-directional beams transmitted onto a common beam wave guide connecting sector, wherein said mode selective brancher is at least an optical prism configured to define in part a sender solid angle range and a receiver solid angle range, said optical prism exhibits a reflecting surface with a non-reflecting area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus for a beam wave guide connecting sector with a sender and a receiver comprising a mode selective brancher configured to separate bi-directional beams transmitted onto a common beam wave guide connecting sector, wherein said mode selective brancher is at least an optical prism configured to define in part a sender solid angle range and a receiver solid angle range, said optical prism exhibits a reflecting surface with a non-reflecting area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said reflecting surface is a surface with total reflection for at least one incident beam.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said optical prism exhibits a cathetus surface facing a sender and a second cathetus surface facing a terminal surface of the beam wave guide connecting sector and where a hypotenuse surface of said prism is facing the receiver.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said hypotenuse surface exhibits a reflecting surface with a non-reflecting area.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said hypotenuse surface exhibits an aperture for said beam to be received.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a beam wave guide provided between the non-reflecting area of said hypotenuse surface and the receiver.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said beam wave guide exhibits essentially the same refractive index as said prism.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said non-reflecting area is an aperture.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said non-reflecting area is defined by an optical element eliminating the total reflection of the reflecting surface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said optical prism is an isosceles prism.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a lens which converts a beam coming from the sender into an essentially parallel beam located between the cathetus surface facing the sender of the optical prism and the sender.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said non reflecting area is coaxial with the essentially parallel beam emitted by the sender.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
89 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a lens configured to focus the essentially parallel beam emitted by the sender onto said terminal surface of the beam wave guide connecting sector and to convert a beam received from the terminal surface of the beam wave guide connecting sector into an essentially parallel beam located between the cathetus surface of the optical prism facing the terminal surface of the beam wave guide connecting sector and said terminal surface of the beam wave guide connecting sector.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 16 wherein said lens is a spherical lens.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 14 wherein said lens is a spherical lens.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
An optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said optoelectrical sender and receiver apparatus is housed in a common case exhibiting a plug socket for connecting said beam wave guide connecting sector.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
100 words
A beam wave guide optoelectrical sender/receiver apparatus comprising: an optical prism exhibiting a reflecting surface arranged on a hypotenuse of said prism, said reflecting surface defining a non-reflecting aperture; an optoelectrical receiver aligned with said non-reflecting aperture; an optoelectric sender facing said reflecting surface; wherein said prism, said sender and said receiver are configured and positioned so that a first beam path is established from an optical port through said prism and said aperture to said optoelectric receiver and a second beam path is established by said reflecting surface from said optoelectric sender through said prism to said optical port.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
100 words
A beam wave guide optoelectrical sender/receiver apparatus comprising: an optical prism exhibiting a reflecting surface arranged on a hypotenuse of said prism, said reflecting surface defining a non-reflecting aperture; an optoelectrical receiver aligned with said non-reflecting aperture; an optoelectric sender facing said reflecting surface; wherein said prism, said sender and said receiver are configured and positioned so that a first beam path is established from an optical port through said prism and said aperture to said optoelectric receiver and a second beam path is established by said reflecting surface from said optoelectric sender through said prism to said optical port.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 20 further comprising: a first lens located between said optical port and said prism; and a second lens located between said sender and said prism.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 21 wherein said lenses, said prism and said aperture are configured so that said beam paths are parallel through said prism and define rotationally symmetric solid angle areas between said first lens and said optical port.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein at least one of said lenses is a spherical lens.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 21 further comprising: a beam wave guide axially aligned with said optical port and located between said aperture and said receiver.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 24 further comprising: a housing surrounding said prism and fixing said lenses.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 25 further comprising: a plug socket connected to said housing at said optical port.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 28 wherein said sender and receiver are connected to said housing.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
102 words
A beam wave guide optoelectrical sender/receiver apparatus comprising: an optical prism exhibiting a reflecting surface arranged on a hypotenuse of said prism, said reflecting surface defining a non reflecting aperture; an optoelectrical sender aligned with said non reflecting aperture; an optoelectric receiver facing said reflecting surface; wherein said prism, said receiver and said sender are configured and positioned so that a first beam path is established from an optical port through said prism and said aperture to said optoelectric sender and a second beam path is established by said reflecting surface from said optoelectric receiver through said prism to said optical port.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
102 words
A beam wave guide optoelectrical sender/receiver apparatus comprising: an optical prism exhibiting a reflecting surface arranged on a hypotenuse of said prism, said reflecting surface defining a non reflecting aperture; an optoelectrical sender aligned with said non reflecting aperture; an optoelectric receiver facing said reflecting surface; wherein said prism, said receiver and said sender are configured and positioned so that a first beam path is established from an optical port through said prism and said aperture to said optoelectric sender and a second beam path is established by said reflecting surface from said optoelectric receiver through said prism to said optical port.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 28 further comprising: a first lens located between said optical port and said prism; and a second lens located between said receiver and said prism.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 29 wherein said lenses, said prism and said aperture are configured so that said beam paths are parallel through said prism and define rotationally symmetric solid angle areas between said first lens and said optical port.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 30, wherein at least one of said lenses is a spherical lens.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 29 further comprising: a beam wave guide axially aligned with said optical port and located between said aperture and said sender.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 32 further comprising: a housing surrounding said prism and fixing said lenses.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 33 further comprising: a plug socket connected to said housing at said optical port.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 34 wherein said sender and receiver are connected to said housing.
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