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Patent No.:

US 10095041 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 13, 2016
Applicant:

The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Luis A. Ramos-Izquierdo, Washington, DC (US);

Xiaoli Sun, Bethesda, MD (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/30 (2006.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0955 (2013.01); G02B 7/021 (2013.01); G02B 7/023 (2013.01); G02B 7/028 (2013.01); G02B 27/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

A laser beam expander has at least two negative lenses with adjustable collimation. The amount of required motion can be reduced by an order of magnitude over single negative lens approaches by splitting the input lens in two and adjusting the small remaining air gap between the lenses. The change in collimation may be accomplished by heating/cooling (i.e., thermal), mechanical motion (e.g., motors), electro-optical means (e.g., applying or reducing an electric current), any combination thereof, or any other suitable mechanism.


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Ramos-Izquierdo, Luis. (2018). Laser beam expander with adjustable collimation (U.S. Patent No. 10095041). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10095041

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