Television – Camera – system and detail – Optics
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-01
2009-06-09
Ye, Lin (Department: 2622)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Optics
C359S707000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07545431
ABSTRACT:
A system and methodology that facilitates increasing the fill-factor of digital sensor arrays at a reduced cost. In general, fill-factor relates to the active area of the sensor array with respect to the inactive area or space between pixels on the array. By increasing the fill-factor, transmitting maximum amount of optical information to the array is enabled while mitigating information loss between pixels on the array. An image detector system is provided that includes a pixelated sensor array that is responsive to electromagnetic radiation. A coherent scattering medium diffuses the electromagnetic radiation with respect to the pixelated sensor array in order to increase the fill-factor of the array.
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Amin Himanshu S.
Bortnick Daniel B.
Cartlidge Andrew G.
Turocy Gregory
Turocy & Watson LLP
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