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Solid state imaging apparatus with fiber optic bundle

US5134680A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 1991
Grant dateJul 28, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/54
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A CCD imaging device employing a light-gathering, fiber optic bundle is made to exhibit improved spatial and contrast resolution by shaping the face of the smaller of the two faces of the fiber optic bundle to match the curvature found to be present in commercially available CCD's of a size necessary to achieve the resolution required for radiographic imaging.

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