Patent ID: 8600241

Claim:
An optical power system, comprising: at least one optical power source providing at least two different optical power forms; a first optical coupler configured to provide a first optical power form, a second optical power form, and a first optical control form to a common output of the first optical coupler; a second optical coupler configured to: receive the first optical power form, the second optical power form, and the first optical control signal through a common input and to divide the first optical power form, the second optical power form, and the first optical control signal between a first output, a second output, and a third output of the second optical coupler; a control signal receiver configured to receive the first optical control signal from the second optical coupler and to provide the first optical control signal; a first optical power receiver configured to: receive at least the first optical power form from the second optical coupler and receive the first optical control signal from the control signal receiver; and convert the first optical power form to electrical power of at least a first electrical power form having characteristics including at least one of frequency information, polarity information, and phase information based on the first optical control signal; and an optical conduit coupled to the first optical coupler and the second optical coupler and configured to transmit at least the first optical power form, the second optical power form, and the first optical control signal there between.