Advanced image intensifier night vision system technologies: Status and summary 2002

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4796, Issue , 2002, Pages 49-59

  Estrera, Joseph P ^a   Ostromek, Timothy ^a   Bacarella, Antonio ^a   Isbell, Wayne ^a   Iosue, Michael J ^a   Saldana, Michael ^a   Beystrum, Timothy ^a  

^a Northrop Grumman Electro Optical S   (United States)

Author keywords

16mm image intensifier; Autogated power supply; Image fusion; Image intensifier; Night vision systems; Uncooled infrared imagers; Unfilmed microchannel plate

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; IMAGE SENSORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED IMAGING; MONOCHROMATORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTONS; SENSOR DATA FUSION;

AUTOGATED POWER SUPPLY; IMAGE FUSION; IMAGE INTENSIFICATION; NIGHT VISION SYSTEM; UNCOOLED INFRARED IMAGERS; UNFILMED MICROCHANNEL PLATE;

IMAGE INTENSIFIERS (ELECTRON TUBE);

EID: 0037952635     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.450873     Document Type: Conference Paper

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