Agile IR scene projector
US8552381B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/752
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An infrared (IR) scene projector device includes a light emitter and a thermal emitter. The light emitter is configured to selectably provide visible light. The thermal emitter includes a vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACN) array. The VACN array includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes disposed proximate to a thermally conductive substrate, such that a longitudinal axis of the carbon nanotubes extends substantially perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. The thermal emitter absorbs the visible light from the light emitter and converts the visible light from the light emitter into IR radiation.
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