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Dual RF and optical mode omnidirectional sensor

  • US 10,175,349 B1
  • Filed: 11/13/2015
  • Issued: 01/08/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multi-modal omnidirectional sensor, the sensor comprising:

  • an ovaloid aperture having a plurality of tapered square prismatic cells formed from a plurality of partition walls;

    a focal ovaloid concentric with the ovaloid aperture, wherein the focal ovaloid has an outer surface dimension that coincides with a focal distance of the ovaloid aperture;

    a multi-mode sensor array disposed on the focal ovaloid, and configured to receive an optical signal and a radio frequency (RF) signal; and

    wherein the plurality of partition walls are configured to be reflective to a band of desired wavelengths of the optical signal while being transparent to the RF signal.

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