摘要:
An image storage tube is provided, which comprises a transparent back plate coated on one face with a storage layer made of a cathodochromic material and on the other with an electrically resistive coating; an electron gun including a cathode adapted to be maintained substantially at the earth potential and spaced from the back plate; and a apparatus for erasing an image stored in the storage layer which includes an image erasing power source for supplying a current to the resistive coating, a switch means for connecting the erasing power source with the back plate when energized, a high voltage generator for applying to the back plate a high voltage relative to the cathode, and control means for alternatively energizing the switch means and the high voltage generator.
摘要:
An improved coating for diode array targets is disclosed wherein a resistive sea is coated over the diode array. The resistive sea has a thickness of from 10 to 1000A and a resistivity of from 5 X 105 to 109 ohm-centimeters. The resistive sea comprises an electronically conductive borate glass containing an oxide of a metal, e.g. iron, vanadium, cobalt, etc. This layer has been found to serve a protective function and, in particular, serves to prevent an increase in the dark current of the array due to ''''aging'''' effects or due to vacuum baking of the array in preparation for use as an image intensifier.
摘要:
An image intensifier vidicon which is divided by a semiconductor target into an image section, the inner surface of the face plate of which is coated with an electron-emissive layer and a scanning section, wherein said semi-conductor target includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of PN junctions formed therein, an accelerating layer formed on the electron incident side of said target, and a scanning surface which is protected from contamination by alkali metals constituting the electronemissive layer by means of insulation rings provided in the scanning section. One of the insulation rings also set the critical spacing between the target and a mesh electrode.
摘要:
A high resolution electron optic system for camera tubes comprises a demagnification focusing stage which forms a primary focus which is a demagnified real image of a small spot-defining aperture. This primary focus is then projected into the FPS cavity. Much higher resolution and greater beam currents can be obtained. Correction of scan distortion resulting from the cycloidal motion of the beam in the FPS cavity is obtained by twisting the deflection electrodes bounding the FPS cavity.
摘要:
This invention relates to such electron image devices as television camera tubes and image intensifier tubes and includes in one illustrative embodiment an electrically conductive member upon which there is disposed a first layer or region of a secondary emissive material deposited in a porous form to allow conduction of the secondary electrons through the voids of the porous material, and a second layer or region of greater density than the first layer disposed upon the first region to inhibit the escape of the secondary electrons emitted within the volume of the first layer.
摘要:
Bandwidth limitations in some video systems (e.g., those employing telephone transmission lines) prohibit the transmission of high-resolution video with the normal frame interval. One proposal for overcoming this is to extend the frame period. Although moving subjects cannot be televised in this way the proposal is quite adequate for transmitting documents. The convenient way to implement this proposal is to use a slow scan rate in the camera. However, conventional cameras are not made with sufficient storage duration to allow slow scan rates. The specification describes a video camera with a novel mode of operation to give extended storage capability.
摘要:
The invention consists of a variable transmission field mesh which has the unique capability of isolating the uniform, accelerating electrostatic field in the photocathode region from the focus field in the drift tube while both regions are effectively isolated from the control signal. This isolation controls the electronic image intensity after the image has been generated by the photocathode, but before the image enters appreciably in the drift-tube region, without seriously degrading characteristics of the image tube such as sensitivity, resolution, and image distortion. The invention also contemplates intensity control of the output signal from the tube by actually sensing the intensity of the electron image as well as the transmisivity of the storage grid and feeding the resulting signal back to the variable transmission field mesh. A preferable construction is with a double-decked sandwich field mesh consisting of three conducting, aligned meshes separated by two insulating or vacuum layers. The middle mesh is the control mesh while the one facing the photocathode controls the field at the photocathode and the mesh facing the drift-tube maintains the drift-tube electrostatic field at essentially zero. The potential on the control mesh may vary from a value considerably below the potentials of the other two meshes for low transmission to considerably above for high transmission. Essentially, the invention relates to an electronic iris for controlling intensity of the signal in an electronic correlation tube through signal enhancement or intensity control utilizing a control mesh in association with the storage grid. Essentially, the invention relates to an electronic iris for controlling intensity of the signal in an electronic correlation tube through signal enhancement or intensity control utilizing a control mesh in association with the storage grid. Heretofore, it has been well known to utilize electronic image storage tubes for the purpose of correlation of similar optical images, such as shown in prior art U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,290,546 and 3,239,766. However, in these prior art systems there is no control for the particular intensity or light conditions of the optical input images. Therefore, for example, when the optical input image is an actual present image, the light intensity can vary considerably depending upon the atmospheric conditions and the actual location of the detector. Some type of iris control or shutter control is necessary, be it mechanical or electrical, to appropriately control the light intensity so that an image of constant average intensity is achieved. The general object of the invention is to meet the needs of the art by providing an electronic iris and intensity enhancement or reduction control in a correlation tube by controlling the signal in proportion to the intensity of the optical input signal, either before storage on the storage mesh, or after the storage mesh has performed its storage function, so as to provide an image of average intensity in both the write and read modes of operation. The aforesaid object of the invention and other objects which will become apparent as the description proceeds are achieved by providing in a correlation tube the combination of a closed tube drawn to a vacuum, a photocathode at one end of the tube, and an electrical anode at the other end thereof, means to direct and focus electrons emitted from the cathOde down the tube towards the anode, a storage mesh mounted in the tube between the cathode and anode adapted to collect electrons and represent an optical image depicted by the electrons as an electrical image, and means to control the storage capability of the storage mesh in proportion to the intensity of the light impinging on the photocathode.
摘要:
This photoconductive target comprises a photoconductive member consisting of two layers: a first layer 0.5 micron minimum thick formed on a transparent electrode and a second layer 0.6 micron maximum thick superposed on the first layer so as to be disposed on the side electron gun. The first layer is solely or mainly made of cadmium selenide, and the second layer is formed from a high resistance semiconductor material.
摘要:
The acceleration and focusing means located between a photocathode and a secondary emission induced conductivity target include a grid located and electrically energized to reduce the speed of electrons impinging on the target to a value providing for optimum secondary emission from the target, thus assuring low electron transit times and high resolution.