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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Applicants:
James M. Zamel, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Michael G. Wickham, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Stephen J. Brosnan, San Pedro, CA (US);
Inventors:
James M. Zamel, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Michael G. Wickham, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Stephen J. Brosnan, San Pedro, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/04 (2006.01); F28F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An array of cylindrical end-caps with separate or integral lenses is stacked with its members in close contact, forming inter-cylinder gaps between every subset of three adjacent cylindrical lenses. Conductive fibers are disposed in the inter-cylinder gaps. Heat that would otherwise accumulate in the array is removed through the conductive fibers and transmitted to an external heat sink.