US Patent 11933669 Optical system for improved reliability and performance

Described herein is a method and apparatus for an optical system configured to output redundant outputs, where the optical system includes at least one optical device configured to receive an optical signal; at least one optical transducer, wherein each at least one optical transducer is configured to receive the optical signal from the at least one optical device and convert the optical signal to an electrical signal; and at least one electronic device configured to receive each electrical signal and output the redundant outputs.