Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dual mode laser target designator/rangefinder with an optical parametric oscillator-optical parametric amplifier (OPO-OPA) converter
-
Application No.: US15352029Application Date: 2016-11-15
-
Publication No.: US10852432B2Publication Date: 2020-12-01
- Inventor: David P. Kelly , John C. McCarthy , Christopher A. Miller , Hermanus S. Pretorius , Katherine J. Snell
- Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.
- Applicant Address: US NH Nashua
- Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Nashua
- Agency: Sand, Sebolt & Wernow LPA
- Agent Scott J. Asmus
- Main IPC: G01S17/00
- IPC: G01S17/00 ; G01S17/08 ; G01S7/481 ; G01S7/484 ; G01S17/10 ; F41G3/14 ; H01S3/00 ; G02F1/39
Abstract:
The current disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method of a Laser Designator/Rangefinder (LDR) having two wavelengths of 1064 nm and 1572 nm. The 1064 nm wavelength laser is generated by a pump diode by exciting Nd:YAG medium (source). The 1572 nm wavelength laser is produced using an OPO-OPA converted which is located in a by-pass path. Because the 1572 nm wavelength uses near diffraction limited signal, it provides long range identification and tracking capability needed for advanced tactical platforms, while using the smallest transmit aperture, in a low Size, Weight and Power Consumption (SWaP) package.
Public/Granted literature
Information query
