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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Andrew Kostrzewski, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Tomasz Jannson, Torrance, CA (US);
Ranjit Pradhan, Torrance, CA (US);
Nathanael Keehoon Kim, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Wenjian Wang, Torrance, CA (US);
Andrew Kostrzewski, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Tomasz Jannson, Torrance, CA (US);
Ranjit Pradhan, Torrance, CA (US);
Nathanael Keehoon Kim, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Wenjian Wang, Torrance, CA (US);
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A multifacet mirror comprises a catoptric structure configured to reflect light from a first field of view onto an image plane comprising a plurality of sensors, the catoptric structure having a surface comprising a plurality of facets separated by a plurality of catoptric regions; wherein a facet of the plurality of the facets has a second field of view that is smaller than the predetermined field of view; and wherein a catoptric region of the plurality of catoptric regions between two facets of the plurality of facets is configured to reflect light from a world point within the first field of view onto two of the sensors of the plurality of sensors.