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Polametrics, Inc.

Dimitri Velikov

Alexander Shkolnik

James A Ritter

Ihar Hurevich

Andrey Shalapenok

An optical system comprising a first array of individual beam shaping elements and a second array of beam shaping elements placed between a light source, e.g., a linear array of individual laser diodes and a reshaped beam receiver, e.g., an optical fiber cable. The inhomogeneous beams emitted from the laser diodes are passed in sequence through the first and second stages so that the first stage reshaped the cross section of the beam, e.g., in the fast-axis direction and the second stage reshapes the cross section of the beam, e.g., in the slow-axis direction. As a result, the output beams of the system may have a cross section reshaped to any desired configuration, e.g., suitable for inputting into the optical fiber cable and having divergences individually adjusted in mutually perpendicular directions.

Optical beam shaper and method for spatial redistribution of inhomogeneous beam

A method and apparatus for elimination of speckle pattern in optical system by reducing coherence. The invention is based on the use of a rotating microlens array having a rotational speed chosen with reference to laser parameter. For a continuous laser this relationship consists in that the exposure time is sufficient for overlapping at least 10.sup.4 spot sizes of the speckle. For a pulse laser, the laser pulse time should be sufficient for shifting the speckle spot at least by the magnitude of its diameter. Several embodiments with modified coherence reduction units are available. One modified embodiment describes a rotating inclined plate which enhances coherence reduction by scanning the over the surface of the diffuser. Another embodiment describes the use of an optical conical rod with total internal reflection for creation of a plurality of non-coherent light sources.

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Dimitri Velikov