Coded aperture imaging system having adjustable imaging performance with a reconfigurable coded aperture mask
First Claim
1. A coded aperture imaging system configured to operate in the ultra violet, visible or infrared wavelength interval and comprising a detector array and a coded aperture mask, the coded aperture mask is electrically reconfigurable to produce coded aperture arrays providing one of:
- different fields of view,different resolutions, anddifferent image encryption properties.
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Abstract
This invention relates to coded aperture imaging apparatus and methods. In one aspect a coded aperture imager has at least one detector array and a reconfigurable coded aperture mask means. A reconfigurable coded aperture mask means can display various coded aperture masks to provide imaging across different fields of view and/or with different resolution without requiring any moving parts or bulky optical components. More than one detector array can be used to provide large area imaging without requiring seamless tiling and this represents another aspect of the invention. The present invention also relates to the use of coded aperture imaging in the visible, ultraviolet or infrared wavebands. The use of coded aperture imaging for imaging through a curved optical element is taught as the image decoding can automatically remove any aberrations introduced by the curved element.
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1. A coded aperture imaging system configured to operate in the ultra violet, visible or infrared wavelength interval and comprising a detector array and a coded aperture mask, the coded aperture mask is electrically reconfigurable to produce coded aperture arrays providing one of:
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different fields of view, different resolutions, and different image encryption properties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29)
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- 3. A coded aperture imaging system comprising a detector array and a coded aperture mask which is reconfigurable, and the reconfigurable coded aperture mask incorporates a controller adapted to cause at least one coded aperture mask to provide a coded aperture array.
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14. A method of imaging comprising the steps of:
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arranging a detector array to view a scene through a reconfigurable coded aperture array; and causing a coded aperture array to be displayed on the coded aperture mask. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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26. A method of coded aperture imaging in the ultra violet, visible or infrared wavelength interval and comprising the steps of:
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arranging a detector array to view a scene through a display; and displaying a selected coded aperture array on a coded aperture mask to provide for the display to form the selected coded aperture array, wherein the display is reconfigurable to produce coded aperture arrays arranged to provide one of; different fields of view, different resolutions, and different image encryption properties.
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