Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber branch structure for spatial optical communication for transmitting information by emitting communication light. The fiber branch structure is provided with: a light emitter configured to emit communication light; a light emission controller configured to control the light emitter; an optical fiber configured to transmit the light emitted from the light emitter; a distributor configured to distribute the light, the distributer being optically coupled to an output terminal of the optical fiber; and an optical fiber group optically coupled to a plurality of output terminals of the distributor. According to the present invention, a communication area can be established without blind spots. That is, the fiber branch structure for spatial optical communication according to the present invention includes an optical fiber group optically coupled to a plurality of output terminals of the distributor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 27, 2020
Date of Patent:
April 9, 2024
Assignees:
Shimadzu Corporation, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technolog
Inventors:
Keiko Sato, Naoki Nishimura, Takao Sawa