公开(公告)号：US08902498B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-02

申请号：US12635853

申请日：2009-12-11

申请人： Lacy G. Cook

发明人： Lacy G. Cook

IPC分类号： G02B13/14 ,  G02B1/02 ,  F41A23/24 ,  F41G1/393

CPC分类号： G02B13/146 ,  F41A23/24 ,  F41G1/393 ,  G02B1/02

摘要： An optical assembly includes: a first lens comprising a crown material; a second lens comprises a primary flint material for wavelengths below about 1.0 μm; and a third lens comprising a secondary flint material for wavelengths below about 1.0 μm, wherein the first, second and third lenses together are configured to transmit light and function in the visible, mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) and long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. In some implementations, the optical assembly may be configured as an afocal Galilean telescope having an objective lens assembly and a eyepiece lens assembly.

摘要翻译： 光学组件包括：第一透镜，其包括冠状材料; 第二透镜包括用于波长低于约1.0μm的初级燧石材料; 以及第三透镜，其包括用于波长低于约1.0μm的次级燧石材料，其中所述第一，第二和第三透镜一起构造成在可见的中波长红外（MWIR）和长波长红外（LWIR）中透射光并起作用 ）区域。 在一些实施方案中，光学组件可以被配置为具有物镜组件和目镜透镜组件的无焦伽利略望远镜。

公开(公告)号：US20140071449A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-13

申请号：US13558785

申请日：2012-07-26

申请人： Ian S. Robinson ,  Eric M. Moskun ,  Lacy G. Cook

发明人： Ian S. Robinson ,  Eric M. Moskun ,  Lacy G. Cook

IPC分类号： G01J3/18

CPC分类号： G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/0291 ,  G01J3/0294 ,  G01J3/2823 ,  G01J3/36

摘要： A multi-channel imaging spectrometer and method of use thereof. One example of the multi-channel imaging spectrometer includes a single entrance slit, a double pass reflective triplet and at least a pair of diffraction gratings. The spectrometer is configured to receive and collimate an input beam from the entrance slit, to split the collimated beam into two spectral sub-bands using a beamsplitter, and to direct each sub-band to one of the pair of diffraction gratings. The diffraction gratings are each configured to disperse the received portion of the collimated beam into its constituent colors, and redirect the dispersed outputs through the reflective triplet to be imaged into an image sensor located at a focal plane aligned with the entrance slit.

摘要翻译： 多通道成像光谱仪及其使用方法。 多通道成像光谱仪的一个实例包括单个入口狭缝，双通道反射三联体和至少一对衍射光栅。 光谱仪被配置为从入口狭缝接收和准直输入光束，使用分束器将准直光束分成两个光谱子带，并将每个子带引导到该对衍射光栅之一。 衍射光栅各自被配置为将准直光束的接收部分分散成其组成颜色，并且将分散的输出重定向通过反射三重峰以被成像到位于与入射狭缝对准的焦平面处的图像传感器中。

公开(公告)号：US20130187047A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13354415

申请日：2012-01-20

申请人： Lacy G. Cook

发明人： Lacy G. Cook

IPC分类号： H01L27/146

CPC分类号： G02B13/146 ,  G02B9/60 ,  G02B27/1013

摘要： A wide field-of-view infrared optical imaging system with extended spectral coverage into the 1.0 to 2.5 μm wavelength range. In one example, an optical imaging system includes an imaging detector sensitive to light in a wavelength range of at least 1.0 μm to 5.0 μm, and a plurality of lenses optically coupled together and configured to focus incoming light onto the imaging detector, the plurality of lenses each comprised of a material that is transparent to the light in the wavelength range of at least 1.0 μm to 5.0 μm, wherein a pupil of the optical imaging system is located external to the plurality of lenses between the plurality of lenses and the imaging detector.

摘要翻译： 广泛的视野红外光学成像系统，其光谱范围扩展到1.0到2.5微米的波长范围。 在一个示例中，光学成像系统包括对至少1.0μm至5.0μm的波长范围内的光敏感的成像检测器和光学耦合在一起并被配置为将入射光聚焦到成像检测器上的多个透镜， 每个透镜由对至少1.0μm至5.0μm的波长范围的光透明的材料构成，其中光学成像系统的光瞳位于多个透镜之间的多个透镜之间并且与成像检测器 。

公开(公告)号：US08488237B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-16

申请号：US13004994

申请日：2011-01-12

申请人： Lacy G. Cook

发明人： Lacy G. Cook

IPC分类号： G02B17/00

CPC分类号： G02B23/06 ,  G02B17/0808

摘要： Various embodiments provide a Cassegrain-like telescope. The Cassegrain-like telescope includes a primary mirror; a secondary mirror spaced apart from the primary mirror, the primary mirror and the second mirror configured to form a focal surface; and an optical aberrations corrector having a plurality of lenses, the optical aberrations corrector being disposed between the secondary mirror and the focal surface, the optical aberration corrector being configured to correct optical aberrations of the primary mirror and the secondary mirror. A material of the plurality of lenses is selected to transmit radiation in a wavelength range between approximately 0.4 μm and approximately 12 μm, and is selected to have variations in refractive index below about 0.05 so as to reduce chromatic aberration to a level such that an average root mean square of wave front error (RMS WFE) is less than approximately 0.08.

摘要翻译： 各种实施例提供了一种类似Cassegrain的望远镜。 卡塞格伦型望远镜包括一个主镜; 与主反射镜间隔开的副镜，主镜和第二镜被配置为形成焦面; 以及具有多个透镜的光学像差校正器，所述光学像差校正器设置在所述次反射镜和所述焦面之间，所述光学像差校正器被配置为校正所述主镜和所述次镜的光学像差。 选择多个透镜的材料以在约0.4μm和约12μm之间的波长范围内透射辐射，并且被选择为具有低于约0.05的折射率变化，以便将色差降低到使得平均值 波前误差（RMS WFE）的均方根小于约0.08。

公开(公告)号：US08471915B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-25

申请号：US12425188

申请日：2009-04-16

申请人： Ian S. Robinson ,  Mark T. Busch ,  Lacy G. Cook

发明人： Ian S. Robinson ,  Mark T. Busch ,  Lacy G. Cook

IPC分类号： H04N5/228

CPC分类号： H04N5/23267 ,  G06T3/00 ,  H04N5/144 ,  H04N5/23248 ,  H04N5/23287

摘要： An imaging platform minimizes image distortion when there is relative motion of the imaging platform with respect to the scene being imaged where the imaging platform may be particularly susceptible to distortion when it is configured with a wide field of view or high angular rate of movement, or when performing long-stares at a given scene (e.g., for nighttime and low-light imaging.) Distortion correction may be performed by predicting distortion due to the relative motion of the imaging platform, determining optical transformations to prevent the distortion, dynamically adjusting the optics of the imaging platform during exposure, and performing digital image correction.

公开(公告)号：US20130146771A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-13

申请号：US13324167

申请日：2011-12-13

申请人： Lacy G. Cook

发明人： Lacy G. Cook

IPC分类号： G01J5/02

CPC分类号： G01J3/02 ,  G01J5/061

摘要： A dispersive infrared spectrometer in which only a minimum number of optical components, for example, the detector sub-system only, are housed within a cold/cryogenic dewar and the remaining optical components are at ambient temperature during operation of the spectrometer. In one example, the spectrometer includes a slit substrate with a highly reflective surface, and the optical components of the spectrometer are configured and arranged such that for all in-band wavelengths, substantially all off-slit optical paths in the detector field of view are retro-reflected off the reflective surface of the slit substrate into the cryogenic dewar.

摘要翻译： 其中只有最少数量的光学部件（例如，仅检测器子系统）容纳在冷/低温杜瓦瓶内的分散红外光谱仪，并且剩余的光学部件在光谱仪操作期间处于环境温度。 在一个示例中，光谱仪包括具有高反射表面的狭缝基板，并且光谱仪的光学部件被配置和布置成使得对于所有带内波长，检测器视场中基本上所有非狭缝光路都是 从狭缝基板的反射表面反射回到低温杜瓦瓶中。

公开(公告)号：US08427744B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-23

申请号：US12577279

申请日：2009-10-12

申请人： Lacy G. Cook

发明人： Lacy G. Cook

IPC分类号： G02B23/00 ,  G02B17/00 ,  G02B21/00 ,  G02B5/10

CPC分类号： G02B17/0652 ,  G02B17/0657 ,  G02B23/06

摘要： An optical system includes a primary mirror of a positive-powered concave substantially paraboloidal configuration configured to reflect light incident thereupon; a secondary mirror of a negative-powered convex hyperboloidal configuration facing the primary mirror configured to receive the light reflected from the primary mirror and redirect the light reflected from the primary mirror; a positive-powered tertiary mirror configured to substantially reimage and reflect divergent light rays incident from the secondary mirror; and a powered quaternary mirror configured to receive the reimaged light rays from the tertiary mirror, and to relay the received reimaged light rays to a focal point.

摘要翻译： 光学系统包括：主反射镜，其被配置为反射入射到其上的光; 负激光凸双曲面构造的副镜面向主镜被配置为接收从主反射镜反射的光并重定向从主镜反射的光; 正功率三次反射镜被配置为基本上重新成像并反射从次反射镜入射的发散光线; 以及被配置为从第三反射镜接收被重新成像的光线并且将接收的重新成像的光线中继到焦点的动力四轮反射镜。

公开(公告)号：US08416407B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-09

申请号：US12772554

申请日：2010-05-03

申请人： Lacy G. Cook

发明人： Lacy G. Cook

IPC分类号： G01J3/28

CPC分类号： G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/024 ,  G02B17/0663

摘要： Various embodiments provide an optical system including an optical spectrometer, a first negative power mirror configured and arranged to receive radiation from a far-field object, a second positive power mirror configured and arranged to receive radiation reflected by the first negative power mirror, and a third positive power mirror configured and arranged to receive radiation reflected by the second positive mirror and to direct the radiation towards an entrance slit of the optical spectrometer.

摘要翻译： 各种实施例提供了一种光学系统，包括光谱仪，被配置和布置为接收来自远场物体的辐射的第一负功率反射镜，被配置和布置为接收由第一负功率反射镜反射的辐射的第二正功率反射镜， 第三正功率反射镜被配置和布置成接收由第二正反射镜反射的辐射并且将辐射引导到光谱仪的入口狭缝。

公开(公告)号：US08277060B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12359645

申请日：2009-01-26

申请人： Lacy G. Cook

发明人： Lacy G. Cook

IPC分类号： G02B5/10

CPC分类号： G02B27/0927 ,  G02B19/0028 ,  G02B19/0052

摘要： Various embodiments provide an apparatus and method for shaping a laser beam profile in which the apparatus includes a reformatting optical system configured to reformat a laser beam having a Gaussian intensity profile into a radiation beam having a top hat intensity profile; and a Fourier transforming optical system configured to transform the radiation beam having the top hat intensity profile into a radiation beam having a Bessel or sinc function intensity profile.

摘要翻译： 各种实施例提供了一种用于成形激光束轮廓的装置和方法，其中该装置包括重新格式化的光学系统，其被配置为将具有高斯强度分布的激光束重新格式化成具有顶帽强度分布的辐射束; 以及傅立叶变换光学系统，被配置为将具有顶帽强度分布的辐射束变换成具有贝塞尔或正弦函数强度分布的辐射束。

公开(公告)号：US08186628B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-29

申请号：US12540124

申请日：2009-08-12

申请人： Dominic R. Gooden ,  Andrew J. Avrick ,  Lacy G. Cook ,  Ronald C. Loveridge ,  John S. Hoos

发明人： Dominic R. Gooden ,  Andrew J. Avrick ,  Lacy G. Cook ,  Ronald C. Loveridge ,  John S. Hoos

IPC分类号： B64G1/52

CPC分类号： G02B5/003 ,  B64G1/54 ,  B64G1/66 ,  G02B27/0018

摘要： In one or more embodiments, a multi-axis articulated solar light shade that protects elements of a space-based sensor from direct solar illumination includes a base; a partial conical baffle tube having a first end portion, a second end portion, an elongated curved portion defining a shade between the first and second end portions, and an opening defined in an interior of the elongated curved portion, the first end portion rotatably attached to the base; and a visor pivotably attached to the second end portion. The partial conical baffle tube may be selectively rotated about a sensor line-of-sight in response to the sun's position relative to the sensor line-of-sight; and the visor may be selectively pivoted relative to the partial conical baffle tube in response to the sun's position relative to the sensor line-of-sight so as to protect the sensor from the direct solar illumination at any given time or any given orbital position.

摘要翻译： 在一个或多个实施例中，保护基于空间的传感器的元件免受直接太阳光照射的多轴铰接的太阳光遮挡包括基座; 具有第一端部，第二端部，限定第一和第二端部之间的阴影的细长弯曲部分和限定在细长弯曲部分的内部中的开口的部分锥形挡板管，第一端部可旋转地附接 到基地 以及可枢转地附接到所述第二端部的面罩。 响应于太阳相对于传感器视线的位置，部分锥形挡板管可围绕传感器视线选择性地旋转; 并且可以相对于太阳相对于传感器视线的位置而相对于部分锥形挡板管选择性地枢转遮阳板，以便在任何给定的时间或任何给定的轨道位置保护传感器免受直接太阳光照射。