DEFENSE TO LASER LIGHT IRRADIATION
Assignee
US Government
Filed as: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
Filed
Jan 6, 1982
Granted
Aug 1, 1989
Location
LOS ANGELES CA US
Abstract
A satellite defends itself by having a plurality of corner cube retroreflectors with shutters, each having a laser light sensor. It is assumed that the attacker first must obtain positional and range information with a pulsed laser. When one of the sensors detects these low power laser pulses, it causes the shutter of the corner cube array to open and return the pulses with sufficient strength to saturate or damage the attack sensors.
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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Feb 7, 1983
Rescinded
Feb 16, 1989
Duration
6 years
Inventor
- 1JAMES D. BARRY
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Record Details
- Patent number
- US 4852452
- Application
- 06338198
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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