High-performance beam director for high-power laser systems or other systems
US10502951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10141
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus includes a wavefront sensor configured to receive coherent flood illumination that is reflected from a remote object and to estimate wavefront errors associated with the coherent flood illumination. The apparatus also includes a beam director optically coupled to the wavefront sensor and having a telescope and an auto-alignment system. The auto-alignment system is configured to adjust at least one first optical device in order to alter a line-of-sight of the wavefront sensor. The wavefront errors estimated by the wavefront sensor include a wavefront error resulting from the adjustment of the at least one first optical device. The beam director could further include at least one second optical device configured to correct for the wavefront errors. The at least one second optical device could include at least one deformable mirror.
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