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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Stephen K. Wilcken, Des Moines, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G02B 17/08 (2006.01); G02B 23/06 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/04 (2006.01); H04B 10/11 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/108 (2013.01); G02B 3/00 (2013.01); G02B 17/0804 (2013.01); G02B 23/04 (2013.01); G02B 23/06 (2013.01); H04B 10/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes generating a primary beam using light emitted by a light-source. The method includes generating a secondary beam using a portion of the light using a lens of a telescope. The lens includes one or more refraction elements positioned on a first surface of the lens, and the secondary beam is generated by diverting the portion of the light using the one or more refraction elements.