Patent · US Active

Integrative optics system, device, and method

US9689987B1 · kind B1 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Tomasz Jannson · Torrance, US
Ranjit Pradhan · Torrance, US
Andrew Kostrzewski · Garden Grove, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 7, 2013
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 11, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/89
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser is used to emit a diverging laser flash configured to illuminate a detection zone. A pseudoimaging optical receiver system is used to detect reflections from objects in the detection zone. The receiver system includes a time-gated photodetector array that is used to record signatures in a voxel array. A voxel processing module receives the voxel array and detects a reference clutter signal within the array. Potential targets are then detected according to target signals in relation to the reference clutter signal.

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