Inventors:
John B. Morris - Billerica MA
Uve H. W. Lammers - Chelmsford MA
Richard A. Marr - Billerica MA
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air
Force - Washington DC
International Classification:
G02B 510, G02B 718, G02B 2700, H01Q 1516
Abstract:
A mechanical Doppler shifting device for a high frequency radiated beam comprises a rotating helical reflector having its axis of rotation parallel to the beam and a plane stationary mirror mounted parallel to the axis. The helix has a smooth reflective surface which is at a 45 degree slope with respect to the axis so that the distance to the surface from the source of the beam varies with the rotation of the helix. The beam is reflected from the helix to the plane stationary reflector and back upon itself to the source at a Doppler shifted frequency. Also disclosed is a system using 2 helical reflectors, the second being a mirror image of the first and being oppositely rotated synchronously therewith for reflecting the beam to a receiver spaced from the source of the beam.