Abstract: A plurality of field effect transistors are arranged in a line and have isolated open gates respectively. The gates are opposed to a surface of a charge storage medium and are subjected to respective induced voltages corresponding to a distribution of an electric surface potential of the medium. The transistors are enabled to output signals corresponding to the induced voltages respectively. The signals are sequentially transmitted from the transistors to an output terminal to generate an electric signal representative of the distribution of the electric surface potential of the medium.

Abstract: A charge latent image is formed on a recording medium in response to information and a reference pattern so that the information and the reference pattern are recorded on the recording medium. During a reproducing process, the information is read out from the recording medium and an information signal representing the readout information is generated. In addition, the reference pattern is read out from the recording medium and a reference signal representing the reference pattern is generated. The information is demodulated from the information signal. The reference signal is used in the demodulation of the information from the information signal.

Abstract: There is provided a photoelectric conversion device for an electro-magnetic radiation beam incident thereto, into a charge pattern, the electro-magnetic radiation beam carrying information intended to be recorded. The device has electrodes, a photo-conductive layer member laminated to the electrodes having maximum thickness and a surface defining the maximum thickness between the electrodes, and a gap defined between the surface and a recording member disposed to face the surface of the photo-conductive layer member. There is further provided an apparatus for recording a charge latent image without losing the high resolution.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein an image sensing device of an image pickup apparatus which produces an image signal corresponding to an optical image of an object taken through the image pickup apparatus. The image sensing device includes an photoconductive member responsive to the optical image on one surface thereof to produce an charge image corresponding to the optical image on the other surface under a predetermined electric field and a change holding member arranged so that an electrostatic latent image is formed on one surface thereof. The charge holding member is disposed to be opposed relation to the photoconductive member and first and second electrodes are respectively disposed on the photoconductive member and the charge holding member. Also included in the device is a voltage application circuit comprising a change-over switch and a power source so that a voltage of the power source is applicable to the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup device having a high resolution used for a movie camera, a still camera (shutter) camera) and the like.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus comprising a circuit for forming an electric charge image corresponding to an optical image of an object to be image-picked up in a photo-photo conversion element constructed of two transparent electrodes with at least a photoconductive layer and a photo-modulation layer being interposed therebetween, by applying a light from the object to the photoconductive layer, a circuit for reading the electric charge image corresponding to the optical image of the object as optical information, by applying a reading light to the photo-modulation layer, means for erasing the electric charge image corresponding to the optical image of the object, wherein an erase operation and read operation are intermittently repeated for the electric charge image, and the reading means operating in a limited period which is substantially short compared to a period in which the forming means operate.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus comprising: a charge storage member being movable; a photo-charge conversion unit comprising a photoconductive layer member having a transparent electrode, an electrode, and means for applying an electric field between said transparent electrode and said electrode, said photo-charge conversion unit opposing said charge storage member; and means for focussing an optical image of an object through said transparent electrode onto an image focussing surface of said photo-charge conversion unit via a taking lens, and for forming an electric charge image corresponding to said optical image of the object on said charge storage member. The image pickup apparatus may further comprises reading means for reading said electric charge image corresponding to said optical image and generating an electrical signal according to said electric charge image by opposing said charge storage member.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus which reproduces a charge latent image recorded in a recording medium. The apparatus has an electromagnetic radiation source, an optical system for leading an electromagnetic radiation ray emitted from the electromagnetic radiation source in a direction toward a recording medium on which an object information to be read is prerecorded as a charge latent image, and a read head arranged closely facing to the recording medium and arranged in series in a travelling path of the electromagnetic radiation ray.

Abstract: To form three different color optical images in close vicinity to each other on the same image forming plane in a tri-color separating optical system, the optical system comprising a lens for focusing a subject optical image on a green optical image forming plane (I.sub.g); dichroic mirrors or a dichroic prism for directly passing a green color image and reflecting a blue color image in the first direction and a red color image in the second direction; a first prism having therein a total reflection surface and an extended optical path length for reflecting the blue color image to a blue optical image-forming plane (I.sub.b); and a second prism having therein a total reflection surface and an extended optical path length for reflecting the red color image to a red optical image-forming plane (I.sub.r).

Abstract: A photo-to-photo conversion element is disclosed. The element has, in an arranged sequence in line; a first optical member having a wavelength selectivity permitting to pass a write light having a first wavelength range, and to block an erase light; a first transparent electrode; a photoconductive layer; a second optical member having a wavelength selectivity permitting to reflect a read light having a second wavelength range and to pass the erase light; a third optical member for electrooptically modulating a light incident thereto through the second optical member in response to the strength distribution of an electric field applied thereto; and a second transparent electrode; the erase light having a wavelength out of both the first and second wavelength ranges.

Abstract: In a printing apparatus, there are provided a transfer drum having a charge storage layer and an electrode provided on one side thereof, a printing head having a photoconductive layer provided at the other side thereof, a transparent electrode provided on the photoconductive layer such that the photoconductive layer and the charge storage layer are interposed between the transparent electrode and the electrode, a beam applying device for applying a constant laser beam to the photoconductive layer from a side of the transparent electrode, a printing signal applying device for applying a printing signal between the transparent electrode and the electrode, developing device for developing the charge pattern, and photographic fixing device for fixing the developed charge pattern on a piece of paper. Since the charge storage layer on a transfer drum is provided apart from the photoconductive layer, the laser printer has a simple structure, and can be presented with low cost.

Abstract: An image pickup device includes an optical modulator element for storing information corresponding to an optical image formed thereon, an imaging lens for forming an optical image of an object on the optical modulator element, and a device for reading the optical image information from the optical modulator element and for generating information corresponding to the optical image of the object formed on the optical modulator element.