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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Bae Systems Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Christopher Charles Rawlinson Jones, Preston, GB;
Nicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo, Preston, GB;
Assignee:
BAE Systems plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/29 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/42 (2006.01); G02F 1/19 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/293 (2013.01); G02F 1/0147 (2013.01); G02F 1/292 (2013.01); G02B 27/42 (2013.01); G02F 1/19 (2013.01); G02F 1/29 (2013.01); G02F 2001/291 (2013.01); G02F 2203/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for creating an atmospheric electromagnetic radiation path modifying element () operative to simulate a physical optical device, the method comprising applying electromagnetic radiation to a selected plurality of three-dimensional portions (—FIG.) of an atmospheric volume () so as to heat and/or ionize the air within said portions, wherein said selected portions are spatially located together in a substantially unbroken three-dimensional configuration.