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US 5,712,537 AGranted
High frequency scan converter
AssigneeReal Time Electronics, Corporation
InventorsHarvey J. Horowitz, Bernard Horowitz
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Abstract
By using a sheet beam and a charge-storing target measuring the differential of the deposited charge, one can greatly improve the performance of a scan converter. A segmented target provides instantaneous analog output.
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An apparatus for storing a time varying analog signal n real time for later read out, comprising:
- means for sequentially breaking up a time varying signal having an amplitude into discrete time intervals, said means for breaking up including means for supplying an electron beam;
- means for deflecting said electron beam in accordance with said time varying signal, means for further deflecting said electron beam along an axis substantially perpendicular to that axis along which said beam is deflected with said time varying signal
- means for detecting and storing said deflected electron by means of an array of rectangularly shaped charge detector elements;
- and
- means for taking each of said charges from said detector elements so that said charges can be read at a lower rate than the rate at which said charges were originally stored.
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An apparatus for storing a time varying analog signal in real time for later read out, comprising:
- means for sequentially breaking up a time varying signal having an amplitude into discrete time intervals, said means for breaking up including means for supplying an electron beam;
- means for deflecting said electron beam in accordance with said time varying signal, means for further deflecting said electron beam along an axis substantially perpendicular to that axis along which said beam is deflected with said time varying signal;
- means for converting said deflected electron beam into a beam of photons;
- means for detecting and storing said beam of photons by means of an array of detector elements;
- and
- means for taking each of said photons from said detector elements so that said photons can be read at a lower rate than the rate at which said charges were originally stored.
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A method for storing a time varying analog signal in real time for later read out, the steps comprising:
- sequentially breaking up a time varying signal having an amplitude into discrete time intervals, said step for breaking up including supplying an electron beam;
- deflecting said electron beam in accordance with said time varying signal, further deflecting said electron beam along an axis substantially perpendicular to that axis along which said beam is deflected with said time varying signal;
- detecting and storing said deflected electron beam by means of an array of rectangularly shaped charge detector elements;
- and
- taking each of said charges from said detector elements so that said charges can be read at a lower rate than the rate at which said charges were originally stored.
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A method for storing a time varying analog signal in real time for later read out, comprising:
- sequentially breaking up a time varying signal having an amplitude into discrete time intervals, said step for breaking up including means for supplying an electron beam;
- deflecting said electron beam in accordance with said time varying signal, means for further deflecting said electron beam along an axis substantially perpendicular to that axis along which said beam is deflected with said time varying signal;
- converting said deflected electron beam into a beam of photons;
- detecting and storing said beam of photons by means of an array of detector elements;
- and
- taking each of said photons from said detector elements so that said photons can be read at a lower rate than the rate at which said charges were originally stored.
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