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Optical apparatus

US11409099B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Honeywell Limited Honeywell Limitée · CA

Inventors

Thomas Ducellier · Ottawa, CA
Alan Scott · Arnprior, CA
Sheng Hai Zheng · Carp, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 28, 2020
Grant date	Aug 9, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 10, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03H2001/0224
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical system includes a plurality of internal apertures, a plurality of external optical assemblies and a telescope assembly positioned between the plurality of internal apertures and the plurality of external optical assemblies. Each internal aperture is operable to receive a corresponding aperture-specific optical signal. Each external optical assembly corresponds to one of the internal apertures, and each external optical assembly is operable to direct the aperture-specific optical signal of the corresponding internal aperture in a corresponding external direction. The external direction for each external optical assembly is independently controllable and the telescope assembly defines a shared optical train arranged to direct the aperture-specific optical signals between each internal aperture and the corresponding external optical assembly.

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