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Night vision system

  • US 4,131,818 A
  • Filed: 10/12/1967
  • Issued: 12/26/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/1967
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A night vision system for image intensification having high luminous gain and high resolution with low noise deterioration comprising:

  • an inverter image tube having an input window, means coupled to said input window for converting light photons to free electrons, means for accelerating and focusing said electrons, means for converting said accelerated electrons into a new set of light photons, and an output window;

    an electron multiplying image tube having an input window and an output window;

    means coupling said input window of said electron multiplying image tube to said output window of said inverter image tube; and

    optical means focusing an inverted image of available light onto said input window of said inverter image tube.

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