Night vision goggles compatible with full color display
AssigneeAllied Corporation
InventorsRichard Lawrence Cohen, Craig Roy Scoughton
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Abstract
A night vision aid such as night vision goggles (13) is made compatable with a local full color display (17) by blocking local display light from being received by the night vision aid (13). A circular polarizer (23) of one left/right sense is positioned so as to filter the local display. A circular polarizer (25) of an opposite sense is placed before a light input of the night vision aid (13), thereby preventing the polarized light from the display (17) from entering the night vision aid (13). Advantageously, the circular polarizer (23) on the display has minimal effect on linear polarizers which may be used with eyeglasses.
Claims14
Display system for use in association with a light amplifying passive night vision aid and a local display including a local source of light, wherein local source light is blocked from interfering with the night vision aid, characterized by:
- a) a first optical filter positioned with respect to the local display so as to filter light which passes from the local display, the first filter having a filtering characteristic which blocks light of a first predetermined sense and which passes light of a second predetermined sense;
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- b) a second optical filter, positioned with respect to the night vision aid so as to filter light entering a light entering a light input of the night vision aid, the second filter blocking light of the second predetermined sense and admitting light of the first predetermined sense, wherein, light originating from the local display is substantially blocked by the combination of the first and second filters from being admitted to the night vision aid.
Display system for use in association with passive amplifying ambient night vision goggles and a local display including a local source of light, wherein local source light is blocked from interfering with the night vision goggles characterized by:
- a) a first optical filter positioned with respect to the local display so as to filter light which passes from the local display, the first filter having a filtering characteristic which blocks light of a first predetermined sense and which passes light of a second predetermined sense;
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- b) a second optical filter, positioned with respect to the night vision goggles so as to filter light entering a light input of the night vision goggles, the second filter blocking light of the second predetermined sense and admitting light of the first predetermined sense, wherein, light originating from the local display is substantially blocked by the combination of the first and second filters from being admitted to the night vision goggles.
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