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US 9,793,675 B1Granted
Jet engine gas lasers
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorDonald F. Wilkins
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Abstract
Jet engine gas lasers are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a jet engine, and first and second opposing mirrors exposed to an exhaust gas flow path of the jet engine, where at least one mirror of the first and second opposing mirrors is adjustable to generate laser light energy using exhaust gas of the jet engine.
Claims23
An apparatus comprising:
- a jet engine;
- and
- first and second opposing mirrors exposed to an exhaust gas flow path of the jet engine, wherein at least one mirror of the first and second opposing mirrors is adjustable to generate laser light energy using exhaust gas of the jet engine.
An aircraft comprising:
- an opposing mirror pair disposed within or proximate a jet engine of the aircraft;
- and
- a translucency adjuster to alter a translucency of an adjustable mirror of the opposing mirror pair to generate laser light energy based on jet engine gas of the jet engine.
A method comprising:
- determining a target location;
- and
- generating a laser light beam aimed towards the target location from exhaust gas of a jet engine, the laser light beam to be generated using an opposing pair of mirrors disposed in or proximate the jet engine.
A method comprising:
- assembling an opposing mirror pair to an internal surface of a jet engine;
- and
- coupling a light energy transfer cable between at least one mirror of the opposing mirror pair and a turret.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.