Transferring optical energy
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a single array of optical sensors disposed in a vacuum vessel;
a first multimode wave guide transmitting radiant energy with a homogenized beam to a first plurality of optical sensors of the single array;
a second multimodal wave guide transmitting the radiant energy with a homogenized beam to a second plurality of optical sensors of the single array; and
the single array measuring the homogenized radiant energy, each optical sensor of the first plurality of optical sensors measuring a pixelized portion of the homogenized radiant energy transmitted through the first multimode wave guide and each optical sensor of the second plurality of optical sensors measuring a pixelized portion of the homogenized radiant energy transmitted through the second multimode wave guide.
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Abstract
For transferring optical energy, a first multimode wave guide transmits radiant energy with a homogenized beam to a first plurality of optical sensors of an array of optical sensors. The array measures the homogenized radiant energy. Each optical sensor of the first plurality of optical sensors measures a pixelized portion of the homogenized radiant energy. A method and system also perform the functions of the apparatus.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a single array of optical sensors disposed in a vacuum vessel; a first multimode wave guide transmitting radiant energy with a homogenized beam to a first plurality of optical sensors of the single array; a second multimodal wave guide transmitting the radiant energy with a homogenized beam to a second plurality of optical sensors of the single array; and the single array measuring the homogenized radiant energy, each optical sensor of the first plurality of optical sensors measuring a pixelized portion of the homogenized radiant energy transmitted through the first multimode wave guide and each optical sensor of the second plurality of optical sensors measuring a pixelized portion of the homogenized radiant energy transmitted through the second multimode wave guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for transferring optical energy comprising:
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transmitting a first portion of radiant energy through a first multimode wave guide with a first homogenized beam to a first plurality of optical sensors of a single array of optical sensors disposed in a vacuum vessel; transmitting a second portion of the radiant energy through a second multimode wave guide with a second homogenized beam to a second plurality of optical sensors of the single array of optical sensors disposed in a vacuum vessel; and measuring the homogenized radiant energy of the first and second homogenized beams with the single array, each optical sensor of the first plurality of optical sensors measuring a pixelized portion of the homogenized radiant energy of the first homogenized beam and each optical sensor of the second plurality of optical sensors measuring a pixelized portion of the homogenized radiant energy of the second homogenized beam.
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17. A system comprising:
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a single array of optical sensors disposed in a vacuum vessel; a beam splitter splitting a beam of radiant energy into a first beam and a second beam; a first multimode wave guide transmitting the first beam with a homogenized beam to a first plurality of optical sensors of the single array; a second multimode wave guide transmitting the second beam with a homogenized beam to a second plurality of optical sensors of the single array; and the single array measuring the homogenized radiant energy of the first and second beams, each optical sensor of the first plurality of optical sensors measuring a pixelized portion of the homogenized first beam and each optical sensor of the second plurality of optical sensors measuring a pixelized portion of the homogenized second beam. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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