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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2023
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Steven M. Kim, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Daniel A. Tazartes, West Hills, CA (US);
Gregory A. Zimmerman, Sandy, UT (US);
Leonard A. Atkinson, Herndon, VA (US);
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
One example includes an optical system. The system includes a laser configured to generate an optical beam and an optical modulation system comprising a plurality of optical modulators arranged in a cascaded sequence. Each of the optical modulators can be configured to provide successive modulation of the optical beam in the cascaded sequence to provide a modulated optical beam. The system further includes an optical assembly configured to receive the modulated optical beam and to implement the modulated optical beam for an optical functional application.