US Patent Issued to SRI International on July 7 for "Free space optical communications system including optical phased array telescope" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,674, issued on July 7, was assigned to SRI International (Menlo Park, Calif.).

"Free space optical communications system including optical phased array telescope" was invented by Marcus A. Bagnell (Menlo Park, Calif.), Nicole A. Heidel (Menlo Park, Calif.) and Cale M. Gentry (Menlo Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved systems and methods for optical communications are provided that have reduced size, weight, and power use. Such system and methods can find, use between satellites or other distant systems that are in significant relative motion. Such embodiments include the use of a diamagnetically levitated magnetic act...