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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Newell Convers Wyeth, Oakton, VA (US);
Edward Alan Phillips, Great Falls, VA (US);
Assignee:
Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 ; G02B 6/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 ; G02B 6/06 ;
Abstract
Described herein is a system and method for extending the performance of a simple lens system with curvature of field to image a set of optical light guide sources extended over a wide field of view. Embodiments are applicable to systems using integrated optical light guides as the sources for imaging. Further, the systems and methods allow for a wide field of view using simple aspheric lenses with resulting savings in complexity, size, mass, and cost.