Optical: systems and elements – Diffraction – Using fourier transform spatial filtering
Patent
1996-02-09
2000-08-08
Henry, Jon W.
Optical: systems and elements
Diffraction
Using fourier transform spatial filtering
359559, 359565, 359615, 359900, 359399, G02B 2746
Patent
active
061010340
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a tunable multispectral optical apparatus for forming a spectrally processed image of a scene having finite angular extent or alternatively a point source of light, both of which may include multispectral components. A spatial filter is selectively positioned between a hybrid fore-optic and a hybrid reimaging optic, both of which include a diffractive optic. Spectral selectivity is obtained by proper positioning of the spatial filter relative to the intermediate image formed by the hybrid fore-optic before impinging on the hybrid reimaging optic. The tunable multispectral optical apparatus of the present invention may take the form of a bandpass filter or a bandstop filter depending only on the choice of spatial filter--blocking or passing selective wavelength components of the intermediate image.
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Cox James Allen
Fritz Bernard S.
Henry Jon W.
Jr. John Juba
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