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Title: Laser warning receiver to identify the wavelength and angle of arrival of incident laser light

Abstract

A laser warning receiver is disclosed which has up to hundreds of individual optical channels each optically oriented to receive laser light from a different angle of arrival. Each optical channel has an optical wedge to define the angle of arrival, and a lens to focus the laser light onto a multi-wavelength photodetector for that channel. Each multi-wavelength photodetector has a number of semiconductor layers which are located in a multi-dielectric stack that concentrates the laser light into one of the semiconductor layers according to wavelength. An electrical signal from the multi-wavelength photodetector can be processed to determine both the angle of arrival and the wavelength of the laser light.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1014461
Patent Number(s):
7683310
Application Number:
U S Patent Application 12/108,635
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Sinclair, Michael B., and Sweatt, William C.. Laser warning receiver to identify the wavelength and angle of arrival of incident laser light. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Sinclair, Michael B., & Sweatt, William C.. Laser warning receiver to identify the wavelength and angle of arrival of incident laser light. United States.
Sinclair, Michael B., and Sweatt, William C.. Tue . "Laser warning receiver to identify the wavelength and angle of arrival of incident laser light". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1014461.
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abstractNote = {A laser warning receiver is disclosed which has up to hundreds of individual optical channels each optically oriented to receive laser light from a different angle of arrival. Each optical channel has an optical wedge to define the angle of arrival, and a lens to focus the laser light onto a multi-wavelength photodetector for that channel. Each multi-wavelength photodetector has a number of semiconductor layers which are located in a multi-dielectric stack that concentrates the laser light into one of the semiconductor layers according to wavelength. An electrical signal from the multi-wavelength photodetector can be processed to determine both the angle of arrival and the wavelength of the laser light.},
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year = {Tue Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
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