BRIGHTNESS INTENSIFIER STUDY

Abstract

The basic limits of vision and image detection are discussed. Experimental results with the direct view intensifier are reported. A general discussion of pickup tube limitations concludes that the image intensifier orthicon is a very suitable pickup tube for a brightness intensifier amplifying a low light scene. Other intensifications methods and storage operation of intensifier orthicons are also investigated and discussed. The use of the image intensifier orthicon for optical pulse ranging is suggested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0631188

Entities

People

  • A. J. Kelley
  • G. A. Morton
  • J. E. Ruedy
  • S. A. Ward

Organizations

  • Sarnoff Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Charge Carriers
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Emission
  • Emission
  • Image Orthicons
  • Image Tubes
  • Images
  • Light Sources
  • Low Light Levels
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Range Finding
  • Shot Noise
  • Video Signals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.