摘要 |
The dual-secondary mirror optical system utilizes, in principle, the Cassegrain optical system. An apertured, single, primary mirror is coaxially aligned with two secondary mirrors to provide coaxial transmit and receive optical paths. Separation of the optical paths is in radial distance from the central optical axis. An apertured secondary mirror in conjunction with the primary mirror directs the transmitted beam, providing a hollow expanded output beam. The other secondary mirror in conjunction with the primary mirror directs received radiation coaxially within and spatially separated from the hollow transmitted beam, providing dual transmit receive operation.
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