Summary: Physical Modeling and Characterization of the Halo Phenomenon in
Night Vision Goggles
Paul J. Thomas2
, Robert S. Allison1
, Peter Carr1
, Edward Shen1
, Sion Jennings3
, Todd Macuda3
,
Greg Craig3
, Richard Hornsey1
1
York University, Department of Computer Science, Toronto, Canada
2
Topaz Technology Inc., Toronto, Canada
3
National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Aerospace Research, Ottawa, Canada
ABSTRACT
When a bright light source is viewed through Night Vision Goggles (NVG), the image of the source can appear
enveloped in a "halo" that is much larger than the "weak-signal" point spread function of the NVG. The halo

Source: Allison, Robert - Department of Computer Science, York University (Toronto)

Collections: Computer Technologies and Information Sciences; Biology and Medicine