SBIR-STTR Award

LightPointe Communications, Inc. proposes to combine the advantages of license free wireless laser-and RF-technologies and built an ultra high speed variable data rate microwave digital radio (MDR) inteface as backup system for terrestial laser communication links. The digital radio interface will be capable to operate at speeds up to 155 Mbps which will be the highest data rate ever reported in the license free ISM communication band. The integration of these two wireless communication technologies into a compact hybrid laser/RF system wil be extremely beneficial and is potentially the only method to solve the statistical availability problem of longer distance terrestial laser links

Keywords:
Wireless Laser Communication, Telecommunications, Datacommunications, Battlefield Communciations

This Phase II project combines the efforts and results of two previously submitted Phase I proposals. The goal of this proposal is to develop and implement the world's first ultrahigh speed multi-gigabit wireless laser communication system with a fully integrated high-speed microwave radio backup. The Free-space FORCE technology will finally allow the large scale development of free-space optical communications technology in commercial and military applications. It will find a widespread use in expanding and/or already existing optical fiber networks.

Keywords:
Free-Space Laser Communications, Spread-Spectrum Rf Technologies, Wireless Broadband, Last-Mile Conn