The wireless projection of power to a remote location has been a recognized DoD need for decades, particularly in UAV applications. To meet this need Optonicus proposes the development of an Optical Power Transmission system with Adaptive Beam Shaping (OPT_ABS) . The proposed OPT_ABS system uses transmitted laser power that is generated in a gimbal-mounted adaptive fiber-array laser system composed of array of densely packed adaptive fiber-collimators. The OPT_ABS laser head with sensors and imaging and tracking telescopes is mounted on the roof of a truck for mobile operations. The laser beam aimpointing, aimpoint stabilization and wavefront phase shaping is achieved via optimization of the laser light power scattered off an array of small retro-reflectors attached to the photovoltaic module on the target platform. The new adaptive beam shaping capabilities enable the OPT_ABS system to operate in continuously changing conditions of turbulence, distance and orientation of the target.
