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US 5235405

DETECTOR APPARATUS FOR DETECTING COHERENT MONOCHROMATIC POINT-SOURCE RADIATION

Assignee

FERRANTI PLC,

Filed

Feb 13, 1985

Granted

Aug 10, 1993

Location

EDINBURGH GB

Abstract

Detector apparatus includes a dispersive prism (10) and a diffraction grating (11) of the type which produces only zero and first order diffraction patterns. Located behind the diffraction grating (11) so as to interact with the first harmonic content of the diffraction patterns is a Moire grating (12) having half the pitch of the diffraction grating (11). Detector means including at least two pairs of detectors (13-16) is located behind the Moire grating (12) to detect the presence of Moire fringes.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Mar 26, 1986

Rescinded

Jul 10, 1992

Duration

6 years, 3 months

Inventor

  • 1HILLARY G. SILLITTO

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