US Patent Issued to Viasat on Dec. 30 for "Broadband satellite communication system using optical feeder links" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,908, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Viasat Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Broadband satellite communication system using optical feeder links" was invented by Aaron J. Mendelsohn (Dana Point, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Broadband satellite communications systems using optical feeder links are disclosed. Various optical modulation schemes are disclosed that can provide improved capacity for fixed spot beam, on board beamforming, and ground-based beamforming broadband satellite systems."

The patent was filed on March 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/121,862.

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