DE60114307D1 - Dünne Reflexionsfolie und Nachtsichtsystem - Google Patents

Dünne Reflexionsfolie und Nachtsichtsystem

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DE60114307D1
DE60114307D1 DE60114307T DE60114307T DE60114307D1 DE 60114307 D1 DE60114307 D1 DE 60114307D1 DE 60114307 T DE60114307 T DE 60114307T DE 60114307 T DE60114307 T DE 60114307T DE 60114307 D1 DE60114307 D1 DE 60114307D1
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vision system
night vision
reflection foil
thin reflection
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Timothy Fohl
Jeffrey Thomas Remillard
Willes H Weber
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/12—Reflex reflectors
    • G02B5/136—Reflex reflectors plural reflecting elements forming part of a unitary body
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/12—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices with means for image conversion or intensification
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/56—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof provided with illuminating means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/30—Transforming light or analogous information into electric information
    • H04N5/33—Transforming infrared radiation
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US09/598,284 US6429429B1 (en) 2000-06-22 2000-06-22 Night vision system utilizing a diode laser illumination module and a method related thereto

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