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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2008
William E. Shaw, Marlborough, MA (US);
Michael E Deflumere, Winchester, MA (US);
Brian Foley, Nashua, NH (US);
Walter P. Watson, Lowell, MA (US);
William E. Shaw, Marlborough, MA (US);
Michael E DeFlumere, Winchester, MA (US);
Brian Foley, Nashua, NH (US);
Walter P. Watson, Lowell, MA (US);
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Abstract
A telescope design having an integrated baffle is disclosed herein. The integrated baffle is configured as both a baffle and a mirror support. The integrated baffle can be shaped to the F-cone between the primary and secondary mirrors of a given telescope design. The baffle design can be adjusted to minimize or otherwise reduce the total obscuration of the baffle to improve the optical throughput. The interior facing surfaces of the integrated baffle can be configured with corner reflectors, so that the detector views itself, instead of the baffle.