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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2019
Applicant:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shinhak Lee, Valencia, CA (US);
Ryan Michael Miller, La Mirada, CA (US);
Kevin Li Chow, La Canada Flintridge, CA (US);
Tuong-vi Thi Tran, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Farheen Rizvi, Azusa, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0841 (2013.01); B81B 3/0083 (2013.01); G02B 26/101 (2013.01); B81B 2201/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An acquisition and tracking sensor includes a quad detector with a narrow field of view (NFOV) and a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) mirror with a wide field of view (WFOV). The quad detector is placed behind the MEMS mirror to produce a WFOV to allow the quad detector to scan a larger area for the incoming laser beam.