GB2283107B - A Schmidt telescope having a holographic corrector plate - Google Patents

A Schmidt telescope having a holographic corrector plate

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Publication number
GB2283107B
GB2283107B GB9423708A GB9423708A GB2283107B GB 2283107 B GB2283107 B GB 2283107B GB 9423708 A GB9423708 A GB 9423708A GB 9423708 A GB9423708 A GB 9423708A GB 2283107 B GB2283107 B GB 2283107B
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Prior art keywords
holographic
corrector plate
schmidt telescope
schmidt
telescope
Prior art date
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9423708A
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GB2283107A (en
GB9423708D0 (en
Inventor
Murty Mantravadi
Susan Raffensperger
Phillip Simpson
Douglas R Jungwirth
Seymour Levine
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Northrop Grumman Corp
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Northrop Grumman Corp
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Priority claimed from US07/811,566 external-priority patent/US5206499A/en
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Publication of GB9423708D0 publication Critical patent/GB9423708D0/en
Publication of GB2283107A publication Critical patent/GB2283107A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2283107B publication Critical patent/GB2283107B/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/42—Diffraction optics, i.e. systems including a diffractive element being designed for providing a diffractive effect
    • G02B27/4205—Diffraction optics, i.e. systems including a diffractive element being designed for providing a diffractive effect having a diffractive optical element [DOE] contributing to image formation, e.g. whereby modulation transfer function MTF or optical aberrations are relevant
    • G02B27/4211—Diffraction optics, i.e. systems including a diffractive element being designed for providing a diffractive effect having a diffractive optical element [DOE] contributing to image formation, e.g. whereby modulation transfer function MTF or optical aberrations are relevant correcting chromatic aberrations
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/02—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by astronomical means
    • G01C21/025—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by astronomical means with the use of startrackers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/0025—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00 for optical correction, e.g. distorsion, aberration
    • G02B27/0037—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00 for optical correction, e.g. distorsion, aberration with diffracting elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/42—Diffraction optics, i.e. systems including a diffractive element being designed for providing a diffractive effect
    • G02B27/4205—Diffraction optics, i.e. systems including a diffractive element being designed for providing a diffractive effect having a diffractive optical element [DOE] contributing to image formation, e.g. whereby modulation transfer function MTF or optical aberrations are relevant
    • G02B27/4216—Diffraction optics, i.e. systems including a diffractive element being designed for providing a diffractive effect having a diffractive optical element [DOE] contributing to image formation, e.g. whereby modulation transfer function MTF or optical aberrations are relevant correcting geometrical aberrations
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/42—Diffraction optics, i.e. systems including a diffractive element being designed for providing a diffractive effect
    • G02B27/4272—Diffraction optics, i.e. systems including a diffractive element being designed for providing a diffractive effect having plural diffractive elements positioned sequentially along the optical path
    • G02B27/4277—Diffraction optics, i.e. systems including a diffractive element being designed for providing a diffractive effect having plural diffractive elements positioned sequentially along the optical path being separated by an air space
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/32—Holograms used as optical elements
GB9423708A 1991-12-20 1992-11-18 A Schmidt telescope having a holographic corrector plate Expired - Fee Related GB2283107B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/811,566 US5206499A (en) 1989-06-22 1991-12-20 Strapdown stellar sensor and holographic multiple field of view telescope therefor
GB9224209A GB2262618B (en) 1991-12-20 1992-11-18 Optical apparatus suitable for a multiple field of view telescope

Publications (3)

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GB9423708D0 GB9423708D0 (en) 1995-01-11
GB2283107A GB2283107A (en) 1995-04-26
GB2283107B true GB2283107B (en) 1995-11-22

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GB9423708A Expired - Fee Related GB2283107B (en) 1991-12-20 1992-11-18 A Schmidt telescope having a holographic corrector plate

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GB9423709A Expired - Fee Related GB2283108B (en) 1991-12-20 1992-11-18 Optical system having spherical aberration corrector plates in a holographic element

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WO2019234494A1 (en) * 2018-05-17 2019-12-12 Spectrum Optix Inc. Compact telescope design

Non-Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
Applied Optics,Vol 29,No.16,1 June 1990,Pages 2440-2445. *
J.Munch et al."Withdrawal holographic correction of an aberrated telescope objective"see esp *
P 2443-4 *

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GB9423709D0 (en) 1995-01-11
GB2283107A (en) 1995-04-26
GB9423708D0 (en) 1995-01-11
GB2283108A (en) 1995-04-26
GB2283108B (en) 1995-11-22

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Effective date: 19991118