| US 7,525,657 B2 | ||
| System and method for active optical target detection with polarized receiver | ||
| Eric C. Fest, Tucson, Ariz. (US); and Ralph H. Shepard, III, Tucson, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Raytheon Company, Waltham, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 07, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/715,107. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0218754 A1, Sep. 11, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01J 4/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 356—369 [356/364; 356/365] | 11 Claims |
| 1. An optical fuse comprising:
an analyzer;
means for compensating for ellipticity and/or rotation in a beam received by said analyzer;
a detector coupled to the output of said means for compensating; and
a munition coupled to said detector.
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