Abstract: A multi-aperture high-fill-factor telescope is provided. Specifically a multi-aperture high-fill-factor telescope is provided that includes a plurality of sub-aperture telescopes, each sub-aperture telescope being configured to collect electromagnetic radiation from a scene and including first, second, third, and fourth powered mirrors; a set of combiner optics configured to combine electromagnetic radiation collected by the sub-aperture telescopes to form an image of the scene; and a plurality of sets of relay optics, the sets of relay optics are respectively associated with the sub-aperture telescopes and each set of relay optics includes a first flat fold mirror, a trombone mirror pair, and a last flat fold mirror, wherein the last flat fold mirrors are disposed within about a beam diameter of respective exit pupils of the sub-aperture telescopes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 17, 2004
Date of Patent:
October 10, 2006
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Inventors:
Robert Dayton Sigler, Alice Louise Palmer