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Title: One dimensional wavefront distortion sensor comprising a lens array system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:201525

A 1-dimensional sensor for measuring wavefront distortion of a light beam as a function of time and spatial position includes a lens system which incorporates a linear array of lenses, and a detector system which incorporates a linear array of light detectors positioned from the lens system so that light passing through any of the lenses is focused on at least one of the light detectors. The 1-dimensional sensor determines the slope of the wavefront by location of the detectors illuminated by the light. The 1 dimensional sensor has much greater bandwidth that 2 dimensional systems. 8 figs.

Research Organization:
AT&T
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
Assignee:
Sandia Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,493,391/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-273,569
OSTI ID:
201525
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 20 Feb 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English