Low order adaptive optics by translating secondary mirror of off-aperture telescope
    1.
    发明授权
    Low order adaptive optics by translating secondary mirror of off-aperture telescope 有权
    通过平角孔径望远镜的次级反射镜来实现低阶自适应光学

    公开(公告)号:US08792163B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-29

    申请号:US12410772

    申请日:2009-03-25

    IPC分类号: G02B23/00

    CPC分类号: G02B26/06 G02B26/0816

    摘要: In one or more embodiments, a beam control apparatus and method for correcting aberrations include an off-aperture telescope configured to receive a beam of electromagnetic energy, wherein the telescope includes a first optical element and a second optical element. The second optical element is configured to be translated in three orthogonal axes, and a wavefront error sensor is configured to detect aberrations in the beam and to provide a wavefront error signal in response thereto. A processor is configured to provide a correction signal in response to the wavefront error signal, and an actuator is coupled to the second optical element and configured, in response to the wavefront error signal, to selectively translate the second optical element in one or more of three substantially orthogonal directions corresponding to the three orthogonal axes.

    摘要翻译: 在一个或多个实施例中,用于校正像差的光束控制装置和方法包括被配置为接收电磁能量束的孔外望远镜,其中望远镜包括第一光学元件和第二光学元件。 第二光学元件被配置为在三个正交轴中平移,并且波前误差传感器被配置为检测波束中的像差并响应于此提供波前差信号。 处理器被配置为响应于波前误差信号提供校正信号,并且致动器耦合到第二光学元件,并且被配置为响应于波前误差信号,以选择性地平移第二光学元件中的一个或多个 对应于三个正交轴的三个基本正交的方向。

    RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE HIGH POWER LASER BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM
    2.
    发明申请
    RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE HIGH POWER LASER BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM 有权
    快速可用的大功率激光束输送系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120298839A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-29

    申请号:US13115366

    申请日:2011-05-25

    IPC分类号: G01J1/20 F41G3/00

    CPC分类号: F41A23/20 F41H13/005

    摘要: The technology can include a high power laser beam delivery system. The system includes a rotary turret platform rotatable along multiple axes for aiming of a high power laser beam. The system further includes a turret payload device coupled to the rotary turret platform that is a truncated sphere and configured to rapidly deploy from a vehicle and stow within the vehicle. The system further includes at least two conformal windows in a spherical side of the turret payload. The system further includes an off-axis telescope coupled to the turret payload, having an articulated secondary mirror for correcting optical aberrations, and configured to reflect the high power laser beam to a target through the first of the at least two conformal windows. The system further includes an illuminator beam device coupled to the turret payload and configured to detect atmospheric disturbance between the system and the target by actively illuminating the target to generate a return aberrated wavefront through the first of the at least two conformal windows. The system further includes a coarse tracker coupled to the turret payload, positioned parallel to and on an axis of revolution of the off-axis telescope, and configured to detect, acquire, and track the target through the second of the at least two conformal windows.

    摘要翻译: 该技术可以包括大功率激光束传输系统。 该系统包括可沿着多个轴线旋转的旋转转台平台,用于瞄准高功率激光束。 所述系统还包括联接到所述旋转转台平台的转台有效载荷装置,所述转台平台是截顶球体并构造成从车辆快速部署并存放在车辆内。 该系统还包括在炮塔有效载荷的球面中的至少两个共形窗口。 该系统还包括耦合到炮塔有效载荷的离轴望远镜,其具有用于校正光学像差的铰接副镜,并且被配置为通过所述至少两个共形窗中的第一个将高功率激光束反射到目标。 该系统还包括耦合到转台有效载荷并被配置为通过主动照射目标以通过至少两个共形窗中的第一个来产生返回像差波前来检测系统和目标之间的大气干扰的照明器光束装置。 该系统还包括耦合到转台有效载荷的粗略跟踪器,平行于离轴望远镜的旋转轴线并且定位在离轴望远镜的转轴上,并且被配置为通过至少两个共形窗口中的第二个来检测,获取和跟踪目标 。

    System for automatic alignment, stabilization, and focus for an off-axis telescope using biased angle sensors
    3.
    发明授权
    System for automatic alignment, stabilization, and focus for an off-axis telescope using biased angle sensors 有权
    用于使用偏置角度传感器的离轴望远镜进行自动对准,稳定和对焦的系统

    公开(公告)号:US08748857B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-10

    申请号:US12869295

    申请日:2010-08-26

    IPC分类号: G01V8/00 H01J3/14 G02B23/00

    摘要: An off-axis telescope having a primary optical element configured to reflect an energy beam from an optical reference source that emits the energy beam along an optical path. The telescope includes angle sensors arranged on a periphery of the primary optical element to determine angular motion of the energy beam from the optical reference source. The angle sensors are operable to be biased to positional settings associated with a desired pointing direction of the energy beam. A secondary optical element is arranged in the optical path and translated along three orthogonal axes. A plurality of steering mirrors arranged between the optical reference source and the secondary optical element is configured to be tilted in response to a control signal. A controller auto-aligns the telescope by at least translating the secondary optical element and tilting the steering mirrors via the control signal using at least inputs from the plurality of angle sensors.

    摘要翻译: 具有主光学元件的离轴望远镜,其被配置为反射来自沿着光路发射能量束的光学参考源的能量束。 望远镜包括设置在主光学元件的周边上的角度传感器,以确定来自光学参考源的能量束的角运动。 角度传感器可操作地偏置到与能量束的期望指向方向相关联的位置设置。 二次光学元件布置在光路中并沿三个正交轴平移。 布置在光学参考源和次级光学元件之间的多个转向镜被配置为响应于控制信号而倾斜。 控制器通过使用至少来自多个角度传感器的输入的至少平移辅助光学元件并经由控制信号倾斜转向镜来自动对准望远镜。

    Linear adaptive optics system in low power beam path and method
    4.
    发明授权
    Linear adaptive optics system in low power beam path and method 有权
    线性自适应光学系统在低功率光束路径和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08731013B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-20

    申请号:US11657215

    申请日:2007-01-24

    IPC分类号: H01S3/10

    摘要: A system and method for providing a wavefront corrected high-energy beam of electromagnetic energy. In the illustrative embodiment, the system includes a source of a first beam of electromagnetic energy; an amplifier for amplifying said beam to provide a second beam; a sensor for sensing aberration in said second beam and providing an error signal in response thereto; a processor for processing said error signal and providing a correction signal in response thereto; and a spatial light modulator responsive to said correction signal for adjusting said beam to facilitate a correction of said aberration thereof. In more specific embodiments, the source is a laser and the sensor is a laser wavefront sensor. A mirror is disposed between said modulator and said sensor for sampling said beam. The mirror has an optical thin-film dielectric coating on at least one optical surface thereof. The coating is effective to sample said beam and transmit a low power sample thereof to said means for sensing aberration. The processor is an adaptive optics processor. The spatial light modulator may be a micro electro-mechanical system deformable mirror or an optical phased array. In the illustrative embodiment, the source is a master oscillator and the amplifier is a power amplifier beamline. An outcoupler is disposed between the oscillator and the amplifier.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供电波能量的波前校正高能束的系统和方法。 在说明性实施例中,系统包括第一电磁能束的源; 放大器,用于放大所述光束以提供第二光束; 传感器,用于检测所述第二光束中的像差并响应于此产生误差信号; 用于处理所述误差信号并响应于此提供校正信号的处理器; 以及响应于所述校正信号调整所述光束以有助于校正所述像差的空间光调制器。 在更具体的实施例中,源是激光,传感器是激光波前传感器。 在所述调制器和所述传感器之间设置一个反射镜,用于采样所述光束。 反射镜在其至少一个光学表面上具有光学薄膜电介质涂层。 所述涂层对所述光束进行采样是有效的,并将低功率样品传送到所述用于感测像差的装置。 处理器是自适应光学处理器。 空间光调制器可以是微电子机械系统可变形反射镜或光学相控阵列。 在说明性实施例中,源是主振荡器,放大器是功率放大器束线。 在振荡器和放大器之间设置一个输出耦合器。

    Source-independent beam director and control system for a high-energy electromagnetic radiation source
    5.
    发明授权
    Source-independent beam director and control system for a high-energy electromagnetic radiation source 有权
    用于高能电磁辐射源的源独立光束导向器和控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US08362410B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-29

    申请号:US12843802

    申请日:2010-07-26

    IPC分类号: G01J1/20

    摘要: A high-energy beam is precompensated by a process including receiving a high-energy beam from a source and energy from a target. The target energy includes wavefront aberrations related to atmospheric and other external disturbances encountered along a distance separating the target. A correction signal is determined responsive to the high-energy beam and the target energy. The correction signal is also configured to pre-compensate for wavefront aberrations related to the atmospheric and other external disturbances and to cancel aberrations introduced by the adaptive optics techniques. A wavefront of the outcoupled high-energy beam is adjusted responsive to the determined correction signal. A beam control system includes three adaptive optics servo loops and an aperture-sharing element. The arrangement is adapted to self-cancel internal optical-path-difference errors in the outcoupled beam and to pre-compensate the outcoupled beam according to a conjugate of the wavefront aberrations related to atmospheric and other external disturbances.

    摘要翻译: 高能量光束通过包括从源极接收高能束和来自目标的能量的过程进行预补偿。 目标能量包括与分离目标的距离遇到的大气和其他外部干扰相关的波前像差。 响应于高能束和目标能量来确定校正信号。 校正信号还被配置为对与大气和其他外部干扰相关的波前像差进行预补偿,并消除由自适应光学技术引入的像差。 响应所确定的校正信号调整输出耦合的高能束的波前。 光束控制系统包括三个自适应光学伺服回路和孔径共享元件。 该装置适于自消除输出耦合的光束中的内部光程差误差,并且根据与大气和其它外部干扰相关的波前像差的共轭来对输出耦合的光束进行预补偿。

    SOURCE-INDEPENDENT BEAM DIRECTOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A HIGH-ENERGY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SOURCE
    6.
    发明申请
    SOURCE-INDEPENDENT BEAM DIRECTOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A HIGH-ENERGY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SOURCE 有权
    光源独立光束导体和高能电磁辐射源控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120018614A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-26

    申请号:US12843802

    申请日:2010-07-26

    IPC分类号: G01J1/20

    摘要: A high-energy beam is precompensated by a process including receiving a high-energy beam from a source and energy from a target. The target energy includes wavefront aberrations related to atmospheric and other external disturbances encountered along a distance separating the target. A correction signal is determined responsive to the high-energy beam and the target energy. The correction signal is also configured to pre-compensate for wavefront aberrations related to the atmospheric and other external disturbances and to cancel aberrations introduced by the adaptive optics techniques. A wavefront of the outcoupled high-energy beam is adjusted responsive to the determined correction signal. A beam control system includes three adaptive optics servo loops and an aperture-sharing element. The arrangement is adapted to self-cancel internal optical-path-difference errors in the outcoupled beam and to pre-compensate the outcoupled beam according to a conjugate of the wavefront aberrations related to atmospheric and other external disturbances.

    摘要翻译: 高能量光束通过包括从源极接收高能束和来自目标的能量的过程进行预补偿。 目标能量包括与分离目标的距离遇到的大气和其他外部干扰相关的波前像差。 响应于高能束和目标能量来确定校正信号。 校正信号还被配置为对与大气和其他外部干扰相关的波前像差进行预补偿,并消除由自适应光学技术引入的像差。 响应所确定的校正信号调整输出耦合的高能束的波前。 光束控制系统包括三个自适应光学伺服回路和孔径共享元件。 该装置适于自消除输出耦合的光束中的内部光程差误差,并且根据与大气和其它外部干扰相关的波前像差的共轭来对输出耦合的光束进行预补偿。

    Linear adaptive optics system in low power beam path and method
    7.
    发明申请
    Linear adaptive optics system in low power beam path and method 有权
    线性自适应光学系统在低功率光束路径和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100232007A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-16

    申请号:US11657215

    申请日:2007-01-24

    IPC分类号: G02B26/00 G02F1/01 H01S3/13

    摘要: A system and method for providing a wavefront corrected high-energy beam of electromagnetic energy. In the illustrative embodiment, the system includes a source of a first beam of electromagnetic energy; an amplifier for amplifying said beam to provide a second beam; a sensor for sensing aberration in said second beam and providing an error signal in response thereto; a processor for processing said error signal and providing a correction signal in response thereto; and a spatial light modulator responsive to said correction signal for adjusting said beam to facilitate a correction of said aberration thereof. In more specific embodiments, the source is a laser and the sensor is a laser wavefront sensor. A mirror is disposed between said modulator and said sensor for sampling said beam. The mirror has an optical thin-film dielectric coating on at least one optical surface thereof. The coating is effective to sample said beam and transmit a low power sample thereof to said means for sensing aberration. The processor is an adaptive optics processor. The spatial light modulator may be a micro electro-mechanical system deformable mirror or an optical phased array. In the illustrative embodiment, the source is a master oscillator and the amplifier is a power amplifier beamline. An outcoupler is disposed between the oscillator and the amplifier.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供电波能量的波前校正高能束的系统和方法。 在说明性实施例中,系统包括第一电磁能束的源; 放大器,用于放大所述光束以提供第二光束; 传感器,用于检测所述第二光束中的像差并响应于此产生误差信号; 用于处理所述误差信号并响应于此提供校正信号的处理器; 以及响应于所述校正信号调整所述光束以有助于校正所述像差的空间光调制器。 在更具体的实施例中,源是激光,传感器是激光波前传感器。 在所述调制器和所述传感器之间设置一个反射镜,用于采样所述光束。 反射镜在其至少一个光学表面上具有光学薄膜电介质涂层。 所述涂层对所述光束进行采样是有效的,并将低功率样品传送到所述用于感测像差的装置。 处理器是自适应光学处理器。 空间光调制器可以是微电子机械系统可变形反射镜或光学相控阵列。 在说明性实施例中,源是主振荡器,放大器是功率放大器束线。 在振荡器和放大器之间设置一个输出耦合器。

    Retractable rotary turret
    8.
    发明授权
    Retractable rotary turret 有权
    伸缩式旋转炮塔

    公开(公告)号:US08635938B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-28

    申请号:US13115350

    申请日:2011-05-25

    IPC分类号: F41A23/24

    CPC分类号: F41A23/20 F41H13/005

    摘要: The technology can include a retractable rotary turret system. The system includes a base comprising two support arms. The system further includes a turret platform that is a truncated sphere having a substantially flat side and a substantially spherical side. The turret platform includes a turret support ring rotary coupled to the two support arms and a turret device isolatively coupled to the turret support ring. The turret platform is rotatable along a first dimension for deployment of the spherical side and is rotatable along the first dimension for deployment of the flat side.

    摘要翻译: 该技术可以包括可伸缩的旋转炮塔系统。 该系统包括一个包括两个支撑臂的基座。 该系统还包括具有基本上平坦的侧面和基本上球形的截面球体的转台平台。 转台平台包括一个与两个支撑臂连接的转塔支撑环,和一个与转塔支撑环隔离耦合的转塔装置。 转台平台可沿着第一尺寸旋转,用于展开球形侧面,并且可沿着第一尺寸旋转以展开平坦侧面。

    Beam director and control system for a high energy laser within a conformal window
    9.
    发明授权
    Beam director and control system for a high energy laser within a conformal window 有权
    光束控制系统在保形窗内的高能激光器

    公开(公告)号:US07626152B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-01

    申请号:US11505271

    申请日:2006-08-16

    IPC分类号: G01J1/20

    摘要: A beam control system and method. The system includes an illuminator for providing a first beam of electromagnetic energy at a first wavelength; a source for providing a second beam of electromagnetic energy at a second wavelength; and an arrangement for compensating wavefront errors in the second beam using a bias representative of a comparison between the first wavelength and the second wavelength. In the illustrative embodiment, the arrangement includes a processor which corrects wavefront errors using a bias representative of a difference between said first wavelength and said second wavelength. In the disclosed application, a target wavefront sensor is included and the laser is a high-energy laser beam. The wavefront errors include a chromatic aberration and the errors are compensated using a deformable mirror and a correction algorithm executed by an adaptive optics processor. In one alternative embodiment, the errors are compensated using an optical aberration corrector. The aberration corrector may be a holographic optical element or other suitable device. In another alternative embodiment, the errors are corrected with the above embodiment in combination with the use of “woofer” and “tweeter” correcting elements with the woofer being a long stroke low frequency element and the tweeter being a short stroke high frequency element.

    摘要翻译: 梁控制系统及方法。 该系统包括用于在第一波长处提供第一电磁能束的照明器; 用于在第二波长处提供第二电磁能束的源; 以及用于使用表示第一波长和第二波长之间的比较的偏置来补偿第二波束中的波前误差的装置。 在说明性实施例中,该装置包括处理器,其使用表示所述第一波长和所述第二波长之间的差的偏置来校正波前误差。 在所公开的应用中,包括目标波前传感器,激光是高能激光束。 波前误差包括色差,并且使用可变形反射镜和由自适应光学处理器执行的校正算法来补偿误差。 在一个替代实施例中,使用光学像差校正器补偿误差。 像差校正器可以是全息光学元件或其它合适的器件。 在另一替代实施例中,通过使用“低音扬声器”和“高音扬声器”校正元件与低音扬声器是长行程低频元件并且高音单元是短行程高频元件结合使用上述实施例来校正错误。

    Wide-angle collimating optical device
    10.
    发明授权
    Wide-angle collimating optical device 有权
    广角准直光学装置

    公开(公告)号:US06563638B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-05-13

    申请号:US09843668

    申请日:2001-04-26

    IPC分类号: G02B530

    CPC分类号: G02B27/283 G02B13/14

    摘要: A collimating optical device utilizes a reflective beamsplitter in the form of a linear polarizing beamsplitter to achieve a wide field of view. One form of the wide-angle collimating optical device includes, in order from an image source, a first absorptive linear polarizer; a first quarter-wave plate; an optical doublet including a piano-concave singlet, a plano-convex singlet whose convex surface has the same curvature as the curvature of the concave surface, and a first reflective beamsplitter joining the concave surface of the plano-concave singlet to the convex surface of the plano-convex singlet; a second quarter-wave plate; and a second reflective beamsplitter. One of the reflective beamsplitters is a linear polarizing beamsplitter, most preferably a wire grid polarizer.

    摘要翻译: 准直光学器件利用线性偏振分束器形式的反射分束器实现宽视场。 广角准直光学器件的一种形式,从图像源依次包括第一吸收型线性偏振器; 第一个四分之一波片; 包括钢琴 - 凹形单峰,其凸表面具有与凹面的曲率相同的曲率的平凸单体的光学双峰,以及将平凹单峰的凹面连接到凸面的凸表面的第一反射分束器 平凸单峰; 第二个四分之一波片; 和第二反射分束器。 反射分束器中的一个是线性偏振分束器,最优选的是线栅偏振器。