Solid state electronic camera including thin film matrix of photosensors
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1. An electronic camera including:
- a thin film photosensor array adapted to read a pattern of information incident thereon and generate a detectable electrical signal corresponding thereto;
means adapted to optically project a pattern of information corresponding to an object onto said photosensor array;
means for triggering the reading of the pattern of information projected onto said photosensor array andsaid array including a plurality of small area photoresponsive elements, each of said elements adapted to photogenerate an electrical signal in response to the illumination thereof and including at least one layer of a semiconductor alloy material chosen from the group consisting of;
amorphous silicon alloy materials, amorphous germanium alloy materials, and amorphous silicon carbon alloy materials or amorphous silicon germanium alloy materials.
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Abstract
A thin film photosensor array for an electronic camera, said array adapted to provide an electrical signal corresponding to an image projected thereon. The photosensor array is preferably fabricated as a large area matrix of thin film, small area photosensitive elements capable of providing high resolution output in response to input from conventional camera optical systems. The photosensor array can be specifically tailored to provide color output or particular spectral sensitivity.
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31 Claims
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1. An electronic camera including:
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a thin film photosensor array adapted to read a pattern of information incident thereon and generate a detectable electrical signal corresponding thereto; means adapted to optically project a pattern of information corresponding to an object onto said photosensor array; means for triggering the reading of the pattern of information projected onto said photosensor array and said array including a plurality of small area photoresponsive elements, each of said elements adapted to photogenerate an electrical signal in response to the illumination thereof and including at least one layer of a semiconductor alloy material chosen from the group consisting of;
amorphous silicon alloy materials, amorphous germanium alloy materials, and amorphous silicon carbon alloy materials or amorphous silicon germanium alloy materials. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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