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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1990
Filed:
May. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tatsuro Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;
Humihiko Ando, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Sugawara, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Ando, Tokyo, JP;
Masumi Tachino, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasushi Watase, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshio Ikuma, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazumasa Kato, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignees:
Hamamatsu Photonics Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358217 ; 358211 ;
Abstract
An image intensifier tube and a solid-state image pickup device are combined to form a unified image pickup device. A thin fiber plate with thickness of 0.5-1.5 mm is interposed between a phosphor layer of the image intensifier tube and a photosensitive layer of the solid-state image pickup device. A microchannel plate may be incorporated to multiply photoelectrons emitted from a photocathode.