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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2007
Gerald Andonian, Toluca Lake, CA (US);
Salime M. Boucher, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Pedro E. Frigola, Culver City, CA (US);
Alex Y. Murokh, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Timur Shaftan, Middle Island, NY (US);
Gil Travish, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Gerald Andonian, Toluca Lake, CA (US);
Salime M. Boucher, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Pedro E. Frigola, Culver City, CA (US);
Alex Y. Murokh, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Timur Shaftan, Middle Island, NY (US);
Gil Travish, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Radiabeam Technologies, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A thermal imaging device is provided for converting an image in the terahertz radiation range to the visible range. In one embodiment, the device includes a converter having a thermochromic liquid crystal layer mounted on a sapphire base. In another embodiment, the device includes a thermal absorption layer including a metal selected from the group of iron, aluminum, tin, and copper. In a further embodiment, the device has an light source shaped as an annulus for illuminating a rearward surface of the converter, configured to permit visible light rays to pass through the annulus for capture by a digital detector. In a final embodiment, the device has a thermal adjustment device for adjusting the temperature of the thermochromic liquid crystal layer to an optimal temperature.