METHOD OF TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF OPTICAL SIGNALS AND FACILITY FOR ITS REALIZATION Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: optical communication. SUBSTANCE: salient feature of invention consists in transmission and reception of optical signals with the aid of standing light wave. Method is realized in facility incorporating transmitter and receiver of optical signals optically coupled to optical communication line. Optical communication line includes first source of luminous radiation, mirrors which reflecting coat is made of material with dielectric permittivity varying under effect of luminous radiation, at least one thin partially transmitting layer located between first source of luminous radiation and mirror placed with inclination towards plane of mirror to form standing light wave. Receiver of optical signals includes beam-splitting element positioned between mirror and first source of luminous radiation, matrix of charge-coupled devices optically coupled to beam- splitting element and spectrum analyzer. Transmitter of optical signals comes in the form of matrix incorporating sources of optical signals optically coupled to mirror. Sources of optical signals of transmitter are mounted for illumination of reflecting coat of mirror. Technical result of invention lies in increase of information transmission density by factor of 10-10⁴. EFFECT: increased information transmission density. 4 cl, 3 dwg