Patent ID: 8942562
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. An integrated apparatus for free space data transmission comprising: an E-band millimeter wave (mmW) Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver comprising RF antenna, the E-band mmW RF transceiver forming a RF link with a remote apparatus; a free space optical (FSO) transceiver comprising an optical source and an FSO telescope, the FSO telescope pointed in substantially the same direction as the RF antenna, the FSO transceiver forming a FSO link with the remote apparatus, the RF antenna and the FSO telescope having physically separate transmission axes located a distance greater than zero centimeters apart; and a gimbal assembly coupled to both the E-band mmW RF transceiver and the FSO transceiver, wherein motion of the gimbal assembly re-orients both the RF antenna and the FSO telescope towards the remote apparatus.