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Solar tunable filter assembly

US7149377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 2005
Grant dateDec 12, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S385/90
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A solar filter assembly combines a high-precision Fabry-Perot etalon with a variety of conditioning filters judiciously selected to effectively block completely all radiation except for the spectral line of interest. In addition, a tuning mechanism is provided to precisely control the peak frequency of the filter's output by varying the optical length of the etalon's cavity.

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