Agile conformal scanner
US9244270B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/1123
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wide angle scanning system includes a plurality of rotationally symmetrical transmissive optical elements each having a non-refracting surface and a refracting surface; and a mechanical beam steering system including micro-mechanical steering elements, each being coupled to a respective one of the plurality of rotationally symmetrical transmissive optical elements for rotating a respective rotationally symmetrical transmissive optical element about a center of rotation that coincides with a center of the non-refracting surface.
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