Patent ID: 11863234
Assignee: FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A wireless optical communication network, comprising:
a base station established for wireless optical communication using a wireless optical signal;
a participant apparatus moveable with respect to the base station comprising a communication unit established for wireless optical communication, further comprising a deflection unit configured to deflect at least part of the wireless optical signal from a first direction to a second direction, wherein the first direction is a linear direction between the deflection unit and the communication unit and the second direction is a linear direction between the deflection unit and the base station;
wherein the second direction runs along an axis of a communication channel, the deflection unit is arranged along the axis and the communication unit is arranged off-axis;
wherein the wireless optical communication network is configured for bidirectional wireless optical communication between the base station and the participant apparatus;
wherein the bidirectional wireless optical communication is configured as half duplex or full duplex.