Patent ID: 7002127
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: G02B,H01S

Abstract:
1. A method for processing optical signals to correct for optical distortions, the method comprising: providing a laser system, the laser system including at least an energy source and an optical system, the optical system being configured to direct an energy beam from the energy source to a target object; maintaining the laser system in a first measurement condition; orienting a first measurement laser beam at a first measurement angle; sending the first measurement laser beam to a first measurement focal point at a first measurement time; receiving a first measurement return signal in response to the first measurement laser beam; adjusting the laser system to a first measurement setting in response to the first measurement return signal; storing the first measurement setting and the first measurement time; determining whether to send a second measurement laser beam to a second measurement focal point at a second measurement time; and wherein the providing, the maintaining, the orienting, the sending, the receiving, the adjusting, the storing, and the determining are performed free from an engagement between the laser system and a laser target.