Optical communications – Optical communication over freee space – Satellite system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-22
2010-02-02
Wang, Quan-Zhen (Department: 2613)
Optical communications
Optical communication over freee space
Satellite system
Reexamination Certificate
active
07657183
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for steering energy over a wide field of view is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a beam steering system for directing a first beam from an optical source across an image plane and a WFOV optical system having the image plane, the WFOV optical system mapping the directed first beam incident on the image plane with a second beam extending angularly across the field of view. The method comprises the steps of directing a first beam from a optical source onto an image plane, optically mapping the directed first beam incident on the image plane with a second beam extending angularly across a field of view, and steering the first beam across the image plane.
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Drago Matthew A.
Hull Jerald A.
Kreifels Theodore I.
Paranto Joseph N.
Gates & Cooper LLP
The Boeing Company
Wang Quan-Zhen
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