Patent ID: 9166684
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. An integrated apparatus for free space data transmission comprising: an E-band millimeter wave (mmW) Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver comprising an RF antenna emitting an RF beam comprising a frequency of at least 71 GHz, the RF beam configured to locate a remote apparatus, assist in coarse control, and send data to the remote apparatus, the RF antenna configured to receive a received RF beam from the remote apparatus; a free space optical (FSO) transceiver comprising an optical source emitting an optical beam through a FSO telescope configured to assist in fine orientation control and send data to the remote apparatus, the FSO telescope configured to receive a received optical beam from the remote apparatus, the optical beam pointed in substantially the same direction as the RF beam, the RF antenna and the FSO telescope having physically separate transmission axes located a distance greater than zero centimeters apart; at least one steering assembly that steers the RF beam and the FSO beam towards the remote apparatus; a controller configured to perform coarse orientation control of the steering assembly based on the received RF beam, and to perform fine orientation control of the steering assembly based on the received optical beam.