Apparatus for directing electromagnetic radiation
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1. Apparatus for directing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) comprising:
- an EMR source for producing discrete input pulses of electromagnetic radiation,a plurality of EMR transmission paths terminating in an array,an EMR splitter for distributing parts of each input pulse into said plurality of EMR transmission paths, andan optical means for;
receiving EMR emitted from said array,collimating the received EMR into respective beams, said beams substantially parallel, anddirecting each of said beams into free space in a direction different from other beams.
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Apparatus for directing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) comprising an EMR source for producing discrete pulses of radiation, an EMR splitter, the EMR splitter providing a plurality of EMR transmission paths for received pulses, the EMR transmission paths terminating in an array, and optical means for receiving EMR emanating from the array and for directing said EMR.
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1. Apparatus for directing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) comprising:
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an EMR source for producing discrete input pulses of electromagnetic radiation, a plurality of EMR transmission paths terminating in an array, an EMR splitter for distributing parts of each input pulse into said plurality of EMR transmission paths, and an optical means for; receiving EMR emitted from said array, collimating the received EMR into respective beams, said beams substantially parallel, and directing each of said beams into free space in a direction different from other beams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 13)
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6. Apparatus for directing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) comprising:
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an EMR source for producing discrete input pulses of electromagnetic radiation, a plurality of optical fibres defining respective EMR transmission paths, said optical fibres terminating in an array, an EMR splitter for distributing parts of each input pulse into each of said optical fibres, and an optical means for; receiving EMR emitted from said array, collimating the received EMR into respective beams, said beams substantially parallel, and directing each of said beams into free space in a direction different from other beams. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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14. A method of directing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) comprising the steps of:
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producing discrete pulses of radiation using an EMR source; providing a plurality of EMR transmission paths, said paths terminating in an array; receiving with an EMR splitter pulses produced by said EMR source; distributing each of said received pulses into a plurality of EMR transmission paths; collimating EMR pulses from each of said EMR transmission path, said collimated EMR pulses comprising beams in substantially parallel rays; and directing each of said beams into free space in a direction different from each other beam. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. Apparatus for directing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) comprising:
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an EMR source for producing discrete input pulses of electromagnetic radiation, a plurality of EMR transmission paths terminating in an array, an EMR splitter for distributing parts of each input pulse into said plurality of EMR transmission paths, and an optical means for; receiving EMR emitted from said array, and directing said EMR into free space at different beam angles, in which EMR emitted from said array is encoded to identify the EMR transmission path through which the respective part of said input pulse was transmitted to said array. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. Apparatus for directing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) comprising:
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an EMR source for producing discrete input pulses of electromagnetic radiation, a plurality of optical fibres defining respective EMR transmission paths, said optical fibres terminating in an array, an EMR splitter for distributing parts of each input pulse into each of said optical fibres, and an optical means for; receiving EMR emitted from said array, directing said EMR into free space at different beam angles, and encoding means to identify the optical fibre through which each part of said input pulse was transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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