Optical scanning mirror assembly
AssigneeRafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
InventorOded Lahav
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Abstract
A total inner reflection (TIR) prism comprises two essentially triangular prisms separated by an optical coating or by a thin layer of air, wherein one of said two triangular prisms is shaped as an isosceles triangle.
Claims8
An optical imaging system comprising a bi-axial mirror and a TIR prism comprising two triangular prisms separated by an optical coating or by a thin layer of air, wherein one of said two triangular prisms is shaped as an isosceles triangle, wherein said bi-axial mirror comprises a scanning mirror configured to perform continuous scanning movement in both yaw and pitch axes to direct light originating from different portions of a scene through the TIR prism to form captured images on a digital image sensor.
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