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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2005
Roy Guynn, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Vincent J. Tekippe, The Villages, FL (US);
John Carberry, Talbott, TN (US);
Roy Guynn, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Vincent J. Tekippe, The Villages, FL (US);
John Carberry, Talbott, TN (US);
Neptec Optical Solutions, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for directing a light path sequentially between multiple positions. A rotary switch rotates a light beam from a prism relative to a plurality of optical elements arranged radially on a switch body. In one embodiment, a prism rotates in the switch body, causing the light beam to sweep through the optical elements. In another embodiment, the switch body rotates about a prism transmitting the light beam. In various embodiments, the optical elements include a photodetector, a filter and a photodetector pair, a reflector, and a filter and a reflector.