DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC IMAGE MAGNIFIER.

Abstract

The basic theoretical electron optical design principles of the image magnifier were under development, with interrelationships between the following parameters being studied: magnification versus resolution, applied voltages, and distortion; and length versus resolution and magnification range. The laboratory prototype tube should have the following characteristics: flat input and output; variable magnification over the 4:1 to 1:1 range (i.e., differing cathode areas will be imaged onto foll-screen area); distortion (resulting on viewing a pattern of horizontal or vertical straight lines) to be less than 3% of the diameter of the useful screen area); resolution equal to or greater than 500 TV lines per picture; and small length/diameter ratio. The initial concept for obtaining variable magnification was to form a bi-potential spherical lens between two apertured electrodes. Later, individual lens functions were to perform field flattening, focus, magnification control, and geometry correction.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1964
Accession Number
AD0609118

Entities

People

  • Joseph Burns

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diameters
  • Distortion
  • Electrodes
  • Electrons
  • Geometry
  • Magnification
  • Mathematics
  • Prototypes
  • Sizes (Dimensions)

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics