MULTI-DIRECTIONAL OPEN PATH DETECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME

Various embodiments are directed to a multi-directional open path detector system comprising: a plurality of transmitters; a receiver configured to receive, for each transmitter, an incoming beam corresponding to a beam signal emitted by a respective transmitter, the receiver comprising: an optical element; at least one detector; and a reflector element in reflective communication with the optical element, wherein for each transmitter: the reflector element is configured to direct the incoming beam towards the optical element, the optical element is configured to redirect the incoming beam towards the at least one detector, and the at least one detector is configured to generate an output signal based at least in part on the incoming beam; and the system further comprising a controller communicably coupled to the at least one detector to generate a detection signal based at least in part on the output signal.