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25 November 1993 Engineering an agile beam director for laser radar
Brian W. Neff, Murray R. Dunn
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Abstract
Beam agility for large aperture optical systems has proven to be a challenging engineering problem. This paper describes optical engineering issues of an agile, 1/2 meter aperture, 30 degree(s) field of regard telescope. Key system tradeoffs considered in the optical design are discussed.
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Brian W. Neff and Murray R. Dunn "Engineering an agile beam director for laser radar", Proc. SPIE 2000, Current Developments in Optical Design and Optical Engineering III, (25 November 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.163634
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KEYWORDS
Mirrors

Tolerancing

Relays

LIDAR

Sensors

Monochromatic aberrations

Telescopes

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