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Laser-hardened eye protection goggles

  • US 5,760,852 A
  • Filed: 11/03/1995
  • Issued: 06/02/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An imaging system comprising:

  • an imager positioned to create an image of a scene and to focus an incident collimated optical beam onto an image plane;

    a fiber array having an input end and an output end, said input end positioned at said image plane so that said fiber array captures the image and the focused optical beam and guides them to the output end, said fiber array including a plurality of optical fibers, said focused optical beam having an input diameter at the input end and an output diameter at the output end;

    a sensor array positioned at the output end of said fiber array so that said sensor array captures said image and focused optical beam from the output end of the optical fiber array and generates output signals, said sensor array including sensor elements comprising a solid state photosensor material, said sensor elements having a surface area;

    an image processor for processing the image and focused optical beam from the sensor array;

    a panel display, separately positioned from the sensor array, for reading the processed image and optical beam from the image processor;

    wherein each optical fiber has a length such that the output diameter of the focused optical beam is substantially greater than the input diameter of the focused optical beam.

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