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Telescope baffle system

  • US 5,189,554 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1991
  • Issued: 02/23/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A telescope baffle system for use with any optical instrument which processes light with both on-axis radiation and off-axis radiation, wherein said optical instrument has a chamber which conducts said light along an optical axis from an input side to optical elements on an output side, and wherein said telescope baffle system comprises a plurality of retro-reflector array elements which are mounted inside said chamber, said plurality of retro-reflector array elements having retro-reflective surfaces which face said input side of said chamber to eliminate off-axis radiation, said retro-reflector array elements each having an absorptive coating on their output side to absorb off-axis radiation so that it is not reflected back towards said optical instrument.

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