Claims
- 1. An optical beam switching and energy conversion circuit comprising: a single fiber optic filament for conveying light therethrough, first and second photocells, a moveable first end of said fiber optic filament positioned for directing light as an output alternately toward said photocells, means coupled to said filament for moving said first end of the filament and directing said first end back and forth in a plane, said first and second photo cells each generating an electrical voltage output in response to optical energy input, and a voltage path coupled between the electrical voltage output of said first and second photocells and said means for moving said first end of the filament.
- 2. An optical beam switching and energy conversion circuit as set forth in claim 1 wherein said photocells are photovoltaic cells.
- 3. An optical beam switching and energy conversion circuit as set forth in claim 2 wherein said means for moving said first end of the filament comprises first and second coils disposed on opposite side of said filament adjacent said first end and a magnetic field sensitive member attached to the periphery of said filament for responding to electromagnetic fields periodically generated by said coils for moving said filament first end in said plane, said first coil being coupled to receive an output from said first photocell, and said second coil being coupled to receive an output from said second photocell.
- 4. An optical beam switching and energy conversion circuit as set forth in claim 3 and further comprising first and second prisms disposed in the optical path between said first and second photovoltaic cells respectively and said fiber optic filament first and for directing optical energy from said filament to said cells.
DEDICATORY CLAUSE
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used, and licensed by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to us of any royalties thereon.