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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Michael Jackson, Westville, NJ (US);
Gregory Scott Bruce, Abington, PA (US);
Wilbur Lew, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Assignee:
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/14 (2006.01); G01R 33/26 (2006.01); G01R 33/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/26 (2013.01); G01R 33/032 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system activates a switch between a disengaged state and an engaged state, receives, via the second optical excitation source, a light signal includes a high intensity signal provided by the second optical excitation source, and causes at least one of the photocomponent or the optical detection circuit to operate in a non-saturated state responsive to the activation of the switch.