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 having a substantially flat side and a substantially spherical side, and configured to rapidly deploy from a vehicle and stow within the vehicle, wherein the turret platform is rotatable along a first dimension for deployment of the spherical side and is rotatable along the first dimension for deployment of the substantially flat side, wherein the substantially flat side of the turret platform substantially conforms to a vehicle surface when the turret platform is in a stowed position;
at least two conformal windows in the 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 a 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 a 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 a second of the at least two conformal windows.
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Abstract
The system includes a rotary turret platform for aiming of a high power laser beam. The system further includes a turret payload device coupled to the rotary turret platform. 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 a first of at least two conformal windows. The system further includes an illuminator beam device configured to 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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11 Claims
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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 having a substantially flat side and a substantially spherical side, and configured to rapidly deploy from a vehicle and stow within the vehicle, wherein the turret platform is rotatable along a first dimension for deployment of the spherical side and is rotatable along the first dimension for deployment of the substantially flat side, wherein the substantially flat side of the turret platform substantially conforms to a vehicle surface when the turret platform is in a stowed position; at least two conformal windows in the 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 a 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 a 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 a 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 turret platform having a substantially flat side and a substantially spherical side, the turret platform configured to rapidly deploy from a vehicle and stow within the vehicle, wherein the turret platform is rotatable along a first dimension for deployment of the spherical side and is rotatable along the first dimension for deployment of the substantially flat side, wherein the substantially flat side of the turret platform substantially conforms to a vehicle surface when the turret platform is in a stowed position; a first rotating mechanism within the base configured to rotate the turret platform 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 a first support arm of the two support arms 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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