Compact see-through night vision goggles

Details Compact see-through night vision goggles Compact see-through night vision goggles

1985-03-01

1987-03-31

Punter, William H.

350 12, 350557, G02B 2304, G02B 2312

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046538798

ABSTRACT:
The goggles include a pair of optical assemblies, each having two intersecting optical paths, including a see-through path with a large field of view on a straight line of sight to the viewed object, and a folded path which includes an objective lens set, an intensifier which converts visible and infrared light to a visible intensified light, and an eyepiece lens set, arranged in a loop in a plane perpendicular to the see-through path. Infrared and visible light from the viewed object enters both paths. A dichroic prism combiner at the intersection of the paths reflects intensified light from the folded path into the see-through path and transmits all other light. In one embodiment a dichroic prism separator is disposed at the intersection of the paths forward of the combiner for transmitting a portion of the incoming visible light along the see-through path and reflecting the remainder of the incoming light to the folded path. In another embodiment the entrance to the folded path is spaced from the see-through path.

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