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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2009
Neal T. Sullivan, Lunenburg, MA (US);
Anton Tremsin, Lafayette, CA (US);
Ken Stenton, Lancaster, MA (US);
Philippe DE Rouffignac, Cambridge, MA (US);
Neal T. Sullivan, Lunenburg, MA (US);
Anton Tremsin, Lafayette, CA (US);
Ken Stenton, Lancaster, MA (US);
Philippe De Rouffignac, Cambridge, MA (US);
Arradiance, Inc., Sudbury, MA (US);
Abstract
An image intensifying device includes a lens that is positioned at a light input that forms an image of a scene. The image intensifying device also includes an image intensifier tube that includes a photocathode that is positioned to receive the image formed by the lens. The photocathode generates photoelectrons in response to the light image of the scene. The image intensifier tube also includes a microchannel plate having an input surface comprising the photocathode. The microchannel plate receives the photoelectrons generated by the photocathode and generating secondary electrons. An electron detector receives the secondary electrons generated by the microchannel plate and generates an intensified image of the scene.