Abstract:
The invention relates to a four-quadrant detector based optical system for detecting and tracking an optical spot, which comprises: (a) a four quadrant detector, which comprises four surfaces that are sensitive to light, said surfaces being separated one from the others by a dead zone surface which is non-sensitive to light radiation; (b) optics between said detector and the scenery, for acquiring an image of a light spot at the scenery, and for impinging the image of the same on said surfaces of the decoder; and (c) a refraction element between said detector and the other optics, which comprises grooves for diverting only the light rays coming from the scenery and directed toward the dead zone, each to a corresponding proximate sensitive to light surfaces of the decoder, while not disturbing the other coming light rays, wherein said refraction element has no physical contact with any of said detector surfaces.