Radiant energy – Infrared-to-visible imaging
Patent
1975-09-10
1976-06-29
Willis, Davis L.
Radiant energy
Infrared-to-visible imaging
H01J 3149, G03B 4100
Patent
active
039671216
ABSTRACT:
Photon images, typically but not necessarily, in the long or infrared wavngths are focussed upon the input face of a semiconductor plate. For an electronically controllable time input photon energy is converted to electrons free to move through a semiconductor substrate and integrated in thousands of PN diodes in the plane of the Plate. A deformographic film on the output face of the Plate is deformed according to the stored electron image. An optically reflective film is deposited over the deformographic film so that incident light from a first Schlieren Optic System scatters in accordance with the stored image and is focussed onto a further stage. The further stage includes an image intensifier which converts the scattered images to electron images, accelerates the electron images through electron optics and impacts them in an Image Storage Plate which amplifies the images and deforms a deformographic film-having an optically reflective surface. A second Schlieren Optics System converts the deformed image to an optical image and projects it onto moving film. Electronic synchronization allows the images to be recorded on moving film without distortion.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3919555 (1975-11-01), Singer
patent: 3930157 (1975-12-01), Watton
Edelberg Nathan
Elbaum Saul
Gibson Robert P.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Willis Davis L.
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