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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robin A. Reeder, El Segundo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/30 ;
Abstract
An optical rotator includes a pair of waveplates which receive a polarized beam having a first state and outputs a polarized beam having a second state rotated 90° with respect to the first state. In the illustrative embodiment, the first and second waveplates are physically coupled to one another.