Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Photocell controls its own optical systems
Patent
1981-12-21
1991-02-05
Nelms, David C.
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Photocell controls its own optical systems
356345, G01J 120
Patent
active
049907620
ABSTRACT:
An intensity measurement system portion of a phase measurement and control ystem permits rapid measurement of the laser field intensity profile in the transverse plane of a main laser beam. The intensity measurement system portion measures the laser field intensity profile by measuring the intensities of a plurality of beam samples of the main laser beam. The aforementioned measured intensities are processed in a phase computer according to a predetermined algorithm to generate drive current profiles in response to the phase variations of the main laser beam. These drive currents a dither-control amplifier which causes electromechanical movement of a plurality of mirror segments of a multi-dither mirror to correct for the random phase variations in the main laser beam. An important consideration in configuring the intensity measurement system portion of the present invention is the use of a reflecting stop and a reflecting stop detector combination to obstruct one of the plurality of beam samples and to measure the intensity thereof at the reflecting stop position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3469924 (1969-09-01), Haswell
patent: 3915575 (1975-10-01), Sick
patent: 4265539 (1981-05-01), Gafford
Nelms David C.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Walden Kenneth E.
Wynn John G.
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