Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Optical or pre-photocell system
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-15
2011-02-15
Le, Que T (Department: 2878)
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Optical or pre-photocell system
C250S216000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07888626
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to coded aperture imaging apparatus and methods. In one aspect a coded aperture imager has at least one detector array and a reconfigurable coded aperture mask means. A reconfigurable coded aperture mask means can display various coded aperture masks to provide imaging across different fields of view and/or with different resolution without requiring any moving parts or bulky optical components. More than one detector array can be used to provide large area imaging without requiring seamless tiling and this represents another aspect of the invention. The present invention also relates to the use of coded aperture imaging in the visible, ultraviolet or infrared wavebands. The use of coded aperture imaging for imaging through a curved optical element is taught as the image decoding can automatically remove any aberrations introduced by the curved element.
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Lewis Keith L
Slinger Christopher W
Le Que T
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
QinetiQ Limited
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