RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE HIGH POWER LASER BEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A high power laser beam delivery system, the system comprising:
- a rotary turret platform rotatable along multiple axes for aiming of a high power laser beam;
a turret payload device coupled to the rotary turret platform, that is a truncated sphere, and configured to rapidly deploy from a vehicle and stow within the vehicle;
at least two conformal windows in a spherical side of the turret payload device;
an off-axis telescope coupled to the turret payload device, having an articulated secondary mirror for correcting optical aberrations, and configured to reflect the high power laser beam to a target through the first of the at least two conformal windows;
an illuminator beam device coupled to the turret payload device and configured to detect atmospheric disturbance between the system and the target by actively illuminating the target to generate a return aberrated wavefront through the first of the at least two conformal windows; and
a coarse tracker coupled to the turret payload device, positioned parallel to and on an axis of revolution of the off-axis telescope, and configured to detect, acquire, and track the target through the second of the at least two conformal windows.
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Abstract
The technology can include a high power laser beam delivery system. The system includes a rotary turret platform rotatable along multiple axes for aiming of a high power laser beam. The system further includes a turret payload device coupled to the rotary turret platform that is a truncated sphere and configured to rapidly deploy from a vehicle and stow within the vehicle. The system further includes at least two conformal windows in a spherical side of the turret payload. The system further includes an off-axis telescope coupled to the turret payload, having an articulated secondary mirror for correcting optical aberrations, and configured to reflect the high power laser beam to a target through the first of the at least two conformal windows. The system further includes an illuminator beam device coupled to the turret payload and configured to detect atmospheric disturbance between the system and the target by actively illuminating the target to generate a return aberrated wavefront through the first of the at least two conformal windows. The system further includes a coarse tracker coupled to the turret payload, positioned parallel to and on an axis of revolution of the off-axis telescope, and configured to detect, acquire, and track the target through the second of the at least two conformal windows.
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1. A high power laser beam delivery system, the system comprising:
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a rotary turret platform rotatable along multiple axes for aiming of a high power laser beam; a turret payload device coupled to the rotary turret platform, that is a truncated sphere, and configured to rapidly deploy from a vehicle and stow within the vehicle; at least two conformal windows in a spherical side of the turret payload device; an off-axis telescope coupled to the turret payload device, having an articulated secondary mirror for correcting optical aberrations, and configured to reflect the high power laser beam to a target through the first of the at least two conformal windows; an illuminator beam device coupled to the turret payload device and configured to detect atmospheric disturbance between the system and the target by actively illuminating the target to generate a return aberrated wavefront through the first of the at least two conformal windows; and a coarse tracker coupled to the turret payload device, positioned parallel to and on an axis of revolution of the off-axis telescope, and configured to detect, acquire, and track the target through the second of the at least two conformal windows. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A rotary turret system, the system comprising:
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a base comprising two support arms; a first rotating mechanism within the base configured to rotate the base perpendicular to a nominal direction of flight of a vehicle; a Coudé
path configured to provide a path for a high energy laser beam from the base via the first support arm to a target;a second rotating mechanism in at least one of the two support arms and configured to rotate the base perpendicular to an azimuth axis of the base; and one or more fast steering mirrors configured to maintain proper beam location and orientation of the high energy laser beam through the Coudé
path to the target.
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