• DocumentCode
    499872
  • Title

    Night vision enhancement technology with pyroelectric field driven liquid crystal display

  • Author

    Zhang, J.W. ; Guo, X. ; Fan, L. ; Zou, Y.K. ; Craley, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Boston Appl. Technol., Inc., Woburn, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A novel night vision enhancement technology based on IR to visible light translation was demonstrated with a specifically designed liquid crystal cell sandwiched with pyroelectric and glass plates, which can be viewed by naked eyes.
  • Keywords
    liquid crystal displays; night vision; optical design techniques; pyroelectric detectors; IR-to-visible light translation; glass plates; liquid crystal cell design; night vision enhancement technology; pyroelectric field driven liquid crystal display; Eyes; Glass; Infrared detectors; Lenses; Liquid crystal displays; Night vision; Pyroelectricity; Sensor arrays; Temperature sensors; Voltage; (040.3060) Infrared; (040.6808) Thermal (uncooled) IR detectors, arrays and imaging;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225238