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Devices for illuminating a target with a beam of coherent energy. The device has a number of applications. In one, it is employed with a night vision system to make available additional energy which can be utilized by an image intensifier in the night vision system in producing a visual image of a t

Devices for illuminating a target with a beam of coherent energy. The device has a number of applications. In one, it is employed with a night vision system to make available additional energy which can be utilized by an image intensifier in the night vision system in producing a visual image of a target acquired by the night vision system.

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A device for illuminating a target or a part thereof, said device comprising: a casing; a laser for generating a beam of coherent energy, said laser being housed in said casing; a zoom lens; and means mounting said zoom lens in said casing on an output side of said laser such that said zoom lens is

A device for illuminating a target or a part thereof, said device comprising: a casing; a laser for generating a beam of coherent energy, said laser being housed in said casing; a zoom lens; and means mounting said zoom lens in said casing on an output side of said laser such that said zoom lens is shiftable back-and-forth in said casing by an operator to change the width of the beam formed and projected by the lens to thereby control the size of the area impacted by the beam of coherent energy so as to maximize a proportion of the coherent energy reflected from the target that is captured by an optical device with an objective lens of a particular focal length.