High speed infrared imaging system and method

Zehnder, Alan T; Rosakis, Ares J; Ravichandran, G

Title: High speed infrared imaging system and method

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A system and method for radiation detection with an increased frame rate. A semi-parallel processing configuration is used to process a row or column of pixels in a focal-plane array in parallel to achieve a processing rate up to and greater than 1 million frames per second.

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Zehnder, Alan T ^[1]; Rosakis, Ares J ^[2]; Ravichandran, G ^[3]

Ithaca, NY
Altadena, CA
Arcadia, CA

Issue Date:: 2001-01-01

Research Org.:: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECH

OSTI Identifier:: 873903

Patent Number(s):: 6268883

Assignee:: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

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H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
H04N5/33 - Transforming infra-red radiation

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DOE Contract Number:: FG03-95ER14560

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: speed; infrared; imaging; method; radiation; detection; increased; frame; rate; semi-parallel; processing; configuration; process; row; column; pixels; focal-plane; array; parallel; achieve; million; frames; plane array; radiation detection; parallel processing; infrared imaging; parallel process; /348/250/

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