Conformal window design with static and dynamic aberration correction
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1. A system for correcting optical aberration created by a conformal window comprising:
- a conformal window having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface being aspheric for compensating for higher order aberrations; and
an aberration generator having a field of regard and aligned to receive input from said conformal window, said aberration generator dynamically correcting aberrations over the field of regard, said aberration generator compensating for lower order aberrations.
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Abstract
A system for correcting optical aberration created by a conformal window has a conformal window (12) with an outer surface (26) and an inner surface (28). The inner surface (28) is an aspheric surface for compensating for higher order aberrations. An aberration generator (16) is aligned to receive input from the conformal window (12) and dynamically corrects lower order aberrations, notably focus and astigmatism, over the field of regard.
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1. A system for correcting optical aberration created by a conformal window comprising:
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a conformal window having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface being aspheric for compensating for higher order aberrations; and an aberration generator having a field of regard and aligned to receive input from said conformal window, said aberration generator dynamically correcting aberrations over the field of regard, said aberration generator compensating for lower order aberrations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A conformal window for use in an aircraft between an inner optical device and an outer environment wherein electromagnetic radiation is conveyed between said outer environment and said optical device through said window and wherein said optical device has a field of regard through said window, said window comprising:
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an outer surface facing said outer environment having a configuration of an off-axis portion of a paraboloid to optimize aerodynamic properties, said configuration generating lower order aberrations and higher order aberrations through said optical device field of regard; and an inner surface facing said optical device having an aspheric surface for compensating said higher order aberrations generated by said outer surface through said field of regard. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An optical sensor assembly comprising:
- a conformal window including an outer and inner surface, said inner surface being aspheric for compensating for higher order aberrations;
an aberration generator having a field of regard and aligned to receive input from said conformal window, said aberration generator dynamically correcting aberrations over said field of regard, said aberration generator compensating for lower order aberrations; and said aberration generator comprising an optical system and wherein said conformal window inner surface and aberration generator compensate for optical aberration created at every position within the field of regard of the optical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a conformal window including an outer and inner surface, said inner surface being aspheric for compensating for higher order aberrations;
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