Radiant energy – Infrared-to-visible imaging – Including detector array
Patent
1994-11-18
1996-04-30
Fields, Carolyn E.
Radiant energy
Infrared-to-visible imaging
Including detector array
250334, 25037008, H04N 533
Patent
active
055127495
ABSTRACT:
A staring infrared microscope which includes optics for focusing a magnified image of an object onto a 2D array detector of IR sensitive elements, a processor for processing the information received from the 2D array detector, including controlling the integration time of the 2D array detector as a function of the magnification of the object to generate a thermal descriptive image of object, and a display for displaying the thermal descriptive image. Also disclosed is a scanning infrared microscope which includes optics for focusing a magnified image of an object onto a linear array detector of IR sensitive elements including a scanning mirror for scanning the object and a processor for processing the information received from the linear array detector to generate a thermal descriptive image of object. The scanning infrared microscope further includes an output display for displaying the thermal descriptive image.
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Catalan Gavriel
Iddan Gavriel J.
Pinsky Ephraim
Fields Carolyn E.
Friedman Mark M.
Rafael-Armament Development Authority
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