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Systems and methods for beam splitting for imaging

US8598559B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Scot Smith · Oviedo, US
Michael L. Blume · Oviedo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 21, 2010
Grant date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B27/144
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Optical systems and methods in accordance with some embodiments discussed herein can receive one or more beams of light from the system's field of view. Internal optical components can then direct the beam of light, including splitting the beam of light, rotating at least one of the split beams of light, and displacing one or more of the beams of light, such that the split beams of light are parallel to each other. Each beam of light may then be directed onto at least one linear detector array. The linear detector array can transform the light into electrical signals that can be processed and presented in a human-readable display.

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