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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2020
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Gerald P. Uyeno, Tucson, AZ (US);
Eric Rogala, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mark K. Lange, Tucson, AZ (US);
Sean D. Keller, Tucson, AZ (US);
Vanessa Reyna, Tucson, AZ (US);
Benn H. Gleason, Tucson, AZ (US);
Craig O. Shott, Benson, AZ (US);
Garret A. Odom, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jon E. Leigh, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
Optical sensors and particularly gimbaled optical sensors transmit an active signal at a given wavelength and receive passive signals over a range of wavelengths while controlling pointing without benefit of measuring and locating the active signal return. The sensor includes a Tx/Rx Aperture Sharing Element (ASE) is configured to block the received active signal (e.g. reflections off a target in a scene) and process only the passive emissions. These optical sensors may, for example, be used with guided munitions or autonomous vehicles.