Laser beam directing system and method for orienting optical components of the laser beam directing system

Abstract

A laser beam directing system including a first deflection mirror which is connected with an elevation axis of the laser beam directing system; a primary laser which is coupleable into telescope optics by the first deflection mirror; a first auxiliary laser that is oriented in parallel to an azimuth rotation axis of the laser beam directing system; a second auxiliary laser that is oriented parallel to an elevation rotation axis of the laser beam directing system; and a first detector, wherein the first auxiliary laser, the second auxiliary laser and the first detector are arranged and oriented in the laser beam directing system so that the first deflection mirror is alignable by comparing beams of the first auxiliary laser and the second auxiliary laser impacting the first detector so that a beam from the primary laser is coupleable into the telescope optics parallel to the elevation rotation axis.

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