A plurality of pupil relays are configured to optically overlay a generally corresponding plurality of control points, so as to facilitate alignment of a laser beam with respect to a plurality of optical components, such as a system entrance pupil, a deformable mirror, a steering mirror, and a syste
A plurality of pupil relays are configured to optically overlay a generally corresponding plurality of control points, so as to facilitate alignment of a laser beam with respect to a plurality of optical components, such as a system entrance pupil, a deformable mirror, a steering mirror, and a system exit pupil.
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I claim: 1. A beam control system comprising: a plurality of pupil relays that are configured to optically overlay a plurality of control points so as to facilitate alignment of a beam from a high energy laser, wherein the control points comprise a deformable mirror and a steeling mirror, and where
I claim: 1. A beam control system comprising: a plurality of pupil relays that are configured to optically overlay a plurality of control points so as to facilitate alignment of a beam from a high energy laser, wherein the control points comprise a deformable mirror and a steeling mirror, and wherein the beam is relayed from the high energy laser to the steering mirror via the deformable mirror. 2. The beam control system as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of pupil relays comprises two pupil relays. 3. The beam control system as recited in claim 1, wherein each pupil relay comprises a telescope. 4. The beam control system as recited in claim 1, wherein the steering mirror comprises a high power fast steeling mirror. 5. The beam control system as recited in claim 1, wherein an image of an entry pupil is relayed to an exit pupil. 6. The beam control system as recited in claim 1, wherein the image of the deformable mirror is relayed to an exit window via the steering minor. 7. The beam control system as recited in claim 1, wherein the image of the deformable mirror is relayed to an exit window via the steering mirror, and wherein the deformable mirror is disposed proximate to the high energy laser so as to remain substantially in alignment therewith. 8. The beam control system as recited in claim 1, wherein the beam control system comprises only a single steering mirror and only a single deformable miRRr. 9. The beam control system as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of pupil relays are configured to optically overlay a plurality of control points so as to facilitate alignment of the beam with respect to a deformable mirror, a system entrance pupil/aperture stop, and a wavefront sensor that provides the feedback signal for controlling the deformable miRRr. 10. A method for controlling a beam of a tactical laser, the method comprising: controlling beam translation using a plurality of pupil relays to optically overlay a plurality of control points so as to facilitate alignment of the beam, wherein the control points comprise a deformable mirror and a steering mirror, and wherein the beam is relayed from the tactical laser to the steering mirror via the deformable mirror. 11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein using a plurality of pupil relays to optically overlay a plurality of control points comprises using two pupil relays to optically overlay a plurality of control points. 12. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein using a plurality of pupil relays to optically overlay a plurality of control points comprises using a plurality of telescopes to optically overlay a plurality of control points. 13. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the steering mirror comprises a high power fast steeRing mirror. 14. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein using a plurality of pupil relays to optically overlay a plurality of control points comprises relaying an image of an entry pupil to an exit pupil. 15. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein using a plurality of pupil relays to optically overlay a plurality of control points comprises relaying an image of the deformable mirror to an exit window. 16. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein an image of the deformable mirror is relayed to an exit window, and wherein the deformable mirror is disposed proximate to the tactical laser so as to remain substantially in alignment therewith. 17. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the plurality of pupil relays are configured to optically overlay a plurality of control points so as to facilitate alignment of the beam with respect to a deformable mirror, a system entrance pupil/aperture stop, and a wavefront sensor that provides the feedback signal for controlling the deformable minor. 18. A system comprising: a high energy laser adapted to generate a beam; and beam control optics having a plurality of pupil relays adapted to optically overlay a plurality of control points so as to facilitate alignment of the beam, wherein the control points include a deformable mirror and a steering mirror, and wherein the beam is relayed from the high energy laser to the steering mirror via the deformable mirror, and wherein the beam is relayed from the deformable mirror to an exit window via the steering mirror. 19. The system as recited in claim 18, wherein the steering mirror comprises a high power fast steering mirror. 20. The system as recited in claim 18, wherein the plurality of pupil relays comprises a first pupil relay and a second pupil relay. 21. The system as recited in claim 20, wherein the first pupil relay comprises at least two beam reduction mirrors including a first beam reduction mirror adapted to cooperate with a second beam reduction mirror to define a first telescope. 22. The system as recited in claim 21, wherein the first telescope relays an image of the deformable mirror to the steering mirror. 23. The system as recited in claim 20, wherein the second pupil relay comprises at least two beam expansion mirrors including a first beam expansion mirror adapted to cooperate with a second beam expansion mirror to define a second telescope. 24. The system as recited in claim 23, wherein the second telescope relays an image of the steering mirror to the exit window. 25. The system as recited in claim 18, wherein the deformable mirror is disposed proximate to the high energy laser to thereby remain substantially in alignment therewith. 26. The system as recited in claim 18, further comprising a pod, wherein the high energy laser and the beam control optics are positioned substantially within the pod. 27. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of pupil relays comprises a first pupil relay and a second pupil relay. 28. The system as recited in claim 27, wherein the first pupil relay comprises at least two beam reduction mirrors including a first beam reduction mirror adapted to cooperate with a second beam reduction mirror to define a first telescope. 29. The system as recited in claim 28, wherein the first telescope relays the beam from the deformable mirror to the steering mirror. 30. The system as recited in claim 27, wherein the second pupil relay comprises at least two beam expansion mirrors including a first beam expansion mirror adapted to cooperate with a second beam expansion mirror to define a second telescope. 31. The system as recited in claim 30, wherein the second telescope relays the beam from the steering mirror to an exit window.
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