公开(公告)号：US20210318569A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-14

申请号：US16843034

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Mark Joseph Clemen, JR.

IPC: G02F1/1347 ,  G02F1/139 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02B5/30 ,  H04N5/225 ,  C09K19/00

Abstract: An optical system with an electronically variable iris. The optical system comprises an optical lens. A number of transparent conductive layers is coupled to an optical surface of the optical lens. A liquid crystal film is separated into a number of portions by the number of transparent conductive layers, wherein a transmissive state of each portion, from the number of portions of the liquid crystal film, with respect to light is configured to change in response to application of a voltage to the number of transparent conductive layers.

公开(公告)号：US20190115131A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US15784831

申请日：2017-10-16

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Mark Joseph Clemen, JR. ,  John R. Hull

IPC: H01F6/06 ,  H01F6/04 ,  H01F41/04

CPC classification number: H01F6/06 ,  G01R33/381 ,  G01R33/3815 ,  H01F6/04 ,  H01F41/048

Abstract: An apparatus for magnetic field compression includes a plurality of tubes of different dimensions. Each smaller tube extends within a larger tube and each tube includes an electrically conductive material for generating a magnetic field in response to electric current flowing in the conductive material. A longitudinal slot is formed in each tube. The longitudinal slot in each tube is aligned to form an aperture in which the magnetic field is compressed or has a highest magnetic flux in the aperture in response to the electric current flowing in the conductive material of each tube.

公开(公告)号：US20180254593A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15092909

申请日：2016-04-07

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Mark Joseph Clemen, JR. ,  James A. Grossnickle ,  Dejan Nikic

IPC: H01S3/036 ,  H01S3/09 ,  H01S3/086

CPC classification number: H01S3/0951 ,  H01S3/032 ,  H01S3/0326 ,  H01S3/094 ,  H01S3/095 ,  H01S3/22 ,  H01S3/225 ,  H01S4/00 ,  H05H1/06

Abstract: Laser amplification utilizing plasma confinement of a gas laser gain media is described. The gas laser gain media is compressed into plasma utilizing a self-reinforcing magnetic field referred to a plasma pinch (e.g., a flow stabilized z-pinch). In the pinch, the gas laser gain media is compressed to a high density, which improves the gain of the media. Coherent light is transmitted through the plasma pinch, which is amplified by the plasma pinch.