Imaging system including a variable-thickness detector
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsJamal I. Mustafa, Richard J. Peralta, John L. Vampola
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Abstract
An imaging system includes a variable-thickness detector and a spectral band filter. The variable-thickness detector includes a plurality of regions, and the spectral band filter includes a plurality of band sections. Each of the band sections is configured to transmit electromagnetic waves within a specified range of wavelengths. The imaging system is configured to align each of the plurality of regions with a corresponding band section based on a thickness of the region and the specified range of wavelengths for the corresponding band section.
Claims20
An imaging system comprising:
- a variable-thickness detector comprising a plurality of regions;
- and
- a spectral band filter comprising a plurality of band sections;
- wherein each of the band sections is configured to transmit electromagnetic waves within a specified range of wavelengths;
- and
- wherein the imaging system is configured to align each of the plurality of regions with a corresponding band section based on a thickness of the region and the specified range of wavelengths for the corresponding band section.
An imaging system comprising:
- a variable-thickness detector comprising a plurality of regions, wherein the variable-thickness detector has a wedge shape comprising a corresponding thickness gradient such that a thickness of the variable-thickness detector transitions substantially continuously from a thinnest region of the variable-thickness detector to a thickest region of the variable-thickness detector;
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- a spectral band filter comprising a plurality of band sections, wherein each of the band sections is configured to transmit electromagnetic waves within a specified range of wavelengths;
- wherein the imaging system is configured to align each of the plurality of regions of the variable-thickness detector with a corresponding band section based on a thickness of the region and the specified range of wavelengths for the corresponding band section.
An imaging system comprising:
- a variable-thickness detector comprising a plurality of steps, wherein each of the steps has a corresponding thickness;
- and
- a spectral band filter comprising a plurality of band sections, wherein each of the band sections is configured to transmit electromagnetic waves within a specified range of wavelengths;
- wherein the imaging system is configured to align each of the plurality of steps with a corresponding band section based on a thickness of the step and the specified range of wavelengths for the corresponding band section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.