Patent ID: 6396613
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A61B,H04B

Abstract:
An optical communications link to reliably transmit a high data rate optical data signal over said optical link, said optical link comprising:an optical transmission line comprising at least two transmission line sections, wherein each transmission line section has at least one end; wherein each said respective transmission line section is disposed so that said respective end is adjacent to an end of an adjacent one of said transmission line sections, so that there is a gap between each of said two respective adjacent ends; an optical emitter being coupled to each of said transmission line sections, wherein said optical emitter is adapted to simultaneously generate said high data rate optical data signal within each one of said transmission line sections so that said optical data signal traverses within each of said transmission line sections and arrives at the ends of each section at substantially the same time period; refractors within each of said transmission line sections for generating a radiated portion of said optical data signal that exits said transmission line at any point along the length of said transmission line; and an optical detector for detecting the radiated portion of said optical data signal.