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Atmospheric compensation disc

US12085729B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 2022
Grant dateSep 10, 2024
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B27/48
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An atmospheric distortion compensator comprising a disc and a rotator. The disc, which comprises a phase-modifying structure, is rotationally balanced about a center point. The rotator is mechanically coupled to the disc's center point and configured to spin the disc about an axis. When spinning, the disc is configured to control a property of a beam, which is propagating in parallel to the axis and impinging on the disc. By so doing, scintillation effects within an electro-optical field caused by propagation of the beam within a heterogeneous medium are reduced.

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