Abstract: The present invention relates generally to stereoscopic displays, and more particularly, but not exclusively, to stereoscopic displays with addressable focus cues.

Abstract: A camera lens is disclosed. The camera lens includes, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens with a positive refractive power; a second lens with a negative refractive power; a third lens with a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens with a negative refractive power. The camera lens further satisfies specific conditions.

Abstract: A display system for displaying images on a textured surface. The system includes a display device with a monitor having a screen operable to output light associated with still or animated images. The system further includes an optical block comprising a plurality of optical fibers bonded together to define parallel guide paths. First ends of the optical fibers define a first block surface and second ends of the optical fibers define a second block surface. The first block surface is positioned adjacent the screen to receive and transmit the output light along the guide paths to the second block surface. The system includes a textured display element covering the second block surface for receiving light exiting the second block surface and having a non-planar exterior surface emitting or projecting the received light. The textured display element has a body with an optical index matching that of the optical fibers.

Abstract: A housing assembly for an ISDN multimedia capable wireless interface device having a plurality of operating capabilities. The housing assembly comprises a main housing, a cover, hinge assembly for coupling the cover to the main housing. The hinge assembly enables the cover to pivot and articulate relative to the main housing to transform the housing assembly into a plurality of mechanical configurations via sensors responsive to the pivoting and articulating of the cover provided in the housing assembly. The cover includes an illuminated keyboard having a display for selectively providing pixel-based graphics and light. The keyboard is disposed over the display when the device is operating in one of a plurality of operational modes. Each keypad of the keyboard has an image viewing surface and coherent light pipe mechanism for conducting light generated by the display to the image viewing surface the keypad.

Abstract: In an image intensifier comprising an entrance faceplate, made of a material transparent to light, having a photoelectric surface, formed on a surface opposite to a light entrance surface, for photoelectrically converting incident light into an electron; and an optical fiber block, constituted by a plurality of optical fibers bundled together, having a phosphor face at an end face of each optical fiber on the light entrance side, for emitting light in response to the electron incident thereon; the photoelectric surface of the entrance faceplate and the phosphor face of the optical fiber block opposing each other, while a vacuum atmosphere being formed therebetween; the optical fiber block is provided with a pit in which an end face of a core portion of each optical fiber is recessed from an end face of a cladding portion thereof, the bottom of the pit is filled with a phosphor, the surface of this phosphor is provided with a metal back layer, the cladding portion projects from the surface of the phosphor towa

Abstract: An imaging tube having a fiber optic plate (FOP) as an output faceplate. On one surface of the FOP within an evacuated envelope is deposited a first transparent conductive layer. On the first transparent conductive layer is deposited a fluorescent layer. On the fluorescent layer is deposited a metal-back electrode. On the other surface of the FOP outside the evacuated envelope is deposited a second transparent conductive layer. The first transparent conductive layer and the metal-back electrode are electrically connected so that an electrical field is not developed across the fluorescent layer when the metal-back electrode is applied with a high positive voltage and the second transparent conductive layer is grounded. Therefore, even if leakage currents flow through the FOP, electric charges impinging upon the first transparent conductive layer will not cause the fluorescent layer to generate noise spots.

Abstract: Contact device (10) for the photocathode (11) of photoelectric tubes is produced by a metallic deposit on a substrate (12) intended to receive the photocathode. According to the invention, the contact device (10) is formed by narrow conductive contacts (20) deposited on the useful area (21) of the substrate (12).

Abstract: Apparatus for high speed analog data recording utilizing a new tube design (referred to herein as a photonic cathode ray tube) is presented. The photonic cathode ray tube includes a flat photocathode, a small aperture electron lensing system, a set of deflection plates and a phosphor screen.

Abstract: To correct luminous non-uniformity of light provided by a phosphor screen, the phosphor efficiency is varied across the diameter of the phosphor screen. A material that reduces the efficiency of phosphor is deposited on the face of the phosphor screen, such that the material compensates for the luminous non-uniformity and provides a uniform distribution. The material, which can be aluminum, is deposited onto the phosphor screen by a evaporation process.

Abstract: Contact device for the photocathode of photoelectric tubes includes a metallic deposit of narrow conductive contacts on the photocathode substrate. The device is useful in image intensifier tubes and fast slot scanning cameras.

Abstract: An X-ray television apparatus includes an X-ray image intensifier and an imaging unit. The X-ray image intensifier converts an X-ray image into a visible image. The visible image is transmitted to the imaging unit by optical fiber bundles coupled with each other by a coupling mechanism. The imaging unit converts the visible image into an electrical signal of an image. Bolts are threadably engaged with a flat ring base provided to the X-ray image intensifier. By an elastic pressure of coil springs into which the bolts are inserted, a holding member provided to the coupling mechanism couples the imaging tube to the X-ray image intensifier via the optical fiber bundles. An electrostatic shielding film is formed on a surface of the holding member and prevents a pseudo signal generated by the X-ray image intensifier from entering the imaging unit, thereby reducing the noise components contained in the electrical signal of an image.

Abstract: A streaking tube has fiber cables, and the fiber cables are buried in a faceplate made of glass or fiber and arranged in line passing through the center of the faceplate so that the inner edges of the respective fiber cables are set to the inner surface of the faceplate. A photocathode is formed thereon. Any faceplate areas other than those of the fiber cables are shielded to eliminate unwanted noises.

Abstract: An optical fiducial timing system is provided for use with interdependent groups of X-ray streak cameras (18). The aluminum coated (80) ends of optical fibers (78) are positioned with the photocathodes (20, 60, 70) of the X-ray streak cameras (18). The other ends of the optical fibers (78) are placed together in a bundled array (90). A fiducial optical signal (96), that is comprised of 2.omega. or 1.omega. laser light, after introduction to the bundled array (90), travels to the aluminum coated (82) optical fiber ends and ejects quantities of electrons (84) that are recorded on the data recording media (52) of the X-ray streak cameras (18). Since both 2.omega. and 1.omega. laser light can travel long distances in optical fiber with only a slight attenuation, the initial arial power density of the fiducial optical signal (96) is well below the damage threshold of the fused silica or other material that comprises the optical fibers (78, 90).

Abstract: The invention relates to luminescent screen comprising an optical fibre plate formed by the reunion of elementary optical fibres constituted by bars of core glass (10) enveloped by a cladding glass (12), the optical fibre plate being provided with cavities obtained after having hollowed out partially the core glass. The bottom of the cavities is covered by a deposit of a restoring material (30) which is transparent to the luminous flux, improving the surface state and the flatness of the bottom of the cavities and tending to minimize the break (32) at the intersection between the bottom and the wall of each cavity. The restoring material preferably has an optical index near that of the core glass in order to ensure the optical continuity. Said screen of high resolution and high luminous efficiency is used in display tubes such as night-vision tubes, X-ray converter tubes, slid scanning tubes, cathode ray tubes used in oscilloscopy or in television.

Abstract: A phosphor screen constructed by forming a phosphor layer on one side of an optical fiber plate consisting of a large number of bundled single optical fibers, each of which fibers comprises a cylindrical core and a clad surrounding the curved surface of the fiber core. At least that side of the respective fiber cores which faces the phosphor layer is removed, to provide a depression. Sufficiently large spaces are formed between the fiber cores and phosphor layer, to prevent both members from being brought into optical contact with each other.

Abstract: A variable gain R.I.I. target is obtained by using an optical fibre board, whose face on the R.I.I. side has blind holes containing two types of granular luminescent materials having different luminous efficiencies and which are separated by a barrier layer. The electron beam from the R.I.I. photocathode is subject to two different accelerating voltages, the lower accelerating voltage exciting the luminescent material with the lower luminous efficiency and the higher accelerating voltage exciting the luminescent material with the higher luminous efficiency. Application to image intensifier tubes, used more specifically in radiology and fluoroscopy.

Abstract: A method is described for applying dry phosphor particles on a substrate, such as an intagliated array of fiber optic rods, each etched to form a pit in the surface. In this technique a thin layer of a heated thermoplastic is formed on the surface of the substrate to uniformly coat the etched pits and receive the phosphor particles. The plastic film is heated to receive the particles which are deposited upon the plastic layer. The particles become embedded in the plastic. The plastic layer is removed and the screen is then secured with a binder to fix the particles within the etch pits or cells of the intagliated array.

Abstract: A light conductor is utilized in a vidicon type pick-up tube to transmit light from a light source to the tube target for biasing the dark current of the target. The light conductor is preferably a bifurcated glass rod having a stem and two branches defining a crotch region. The light that is transmitted through the stem into the branches is selectively attenuated by filling in the crotch region with either glass redistributed from portions of the stem and branches or with additional glass. By controlling the light transmission with predetermined amounts of glass, the illumination and, hence, the dark current of the target can also be controlled.

Abstract: A system for performing real time quantization and analog/digital conversion of an analog waveform operating with analog input signals over one gigahertz bandwidth is realized by utilizing a CRT type device in which the electron beam is deflected by the analog input waveform. The deflected electron beam strikes a fast phosphor screen and an externally positioned target consisting of light sensitive elements arranged in a discrete pattern detects and quantizes the signal. The output of the detectors feed an encoder resulting in a binary digital output waveform. The device accepts both unipolar and bipolar video waveform and has parallel output channels such that further circuitry to be employed can operate with reduced bandwidths.

Abstract: A vacuum envelope contains a photoconductive target at one end and a tubular anode electrode having light scattering properties. Light is uniformly reflected onto the target by the anode electrode from a light source mounted on the other end of the tube, outside the evacuated envelope. This uniform illumination tends to reduce build-up and decay lags at low level operating conditions. The light source is removably secured to the tube on a ceramic board incorporating an electric circuit connected to the light source for adjusting and controlling the bias light intensity.

Abstract: A photoconductive layer which is vapor-deposited on a carrier in a television camera tube is provided with a structure of regions having at least one dimension which corresponds in the order of magnitude, measured transversely of the layer, to the transverse dimension of an image point in the layer. These regions are separated by partitions which consist of the same material as the further conductive layer, but for which the structure is such that they exhibit a comparatively low transverse conduction.

Abstract: A television camera tube having background illumination provided by a light diffuser in a space between the anode sleeve and an auxiliary cylinder which coaxially projects into the anode sleeve and which is constructed and marked, on the side facing the target, such that parts of the target are half-shade areas of the light diffuser and a signal derived from the target is homogeneous across the entire target in the case of an homogeneous target illumination.

Abstract: A television camera tube is provided with means for background illumination including a light distributor which is accommodated in a space between the anode sleeve and an auxiliary light shielding cylinder which coaxially projects into the anode sleeve and which extends beyond the light distributor so far that the central portion of the target is in a half-shadow.