公开(公告)号：US07786438B1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-31

申请号：US12176490

申请日：2008-07-21

Applicant: Nathan DeVilbiss ,  Ryan Olcott ,  Peter Thomas ,  Gregory Spanjers ,  James Winter ,  Jason Guarnieri ,  Timothy Klatt ,  Holly Victorson ,  Thomas Roberts ,  Robert Thompson

Inventor： Nathan DeVilbiss ,  Ryan Olcott ,  Peter Thomas ,  Gregory Spanjers ,  James Winter ,  Jason Guarnieri ,  Timothy Klatt ,  Holly Victorson ,  Thomas Roberts ,  Robert Thompson

IPC: G01J5/00

CPC classification number: G01J5/0022 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G01J5/0803 ,  G01J5/0846 ,  G01J5/0862 ,  G01J5/10 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  G02B27/10 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/367

Abstract: A sensor assembly that replaces a single focal plane array detector with two focal plane array detectors orientated with respect to each other such that a power splitter divides an incoming light source equally between each detector. The two detectors are selected such that the locations of poorly-operating pixels in each detector do not overlay. The output signals of each detector are then electronically or analytically combined to yield 100 percent operability. Separate switchable wavelength filter wheels having one or more different wavelength filters may be positioned between the power splitter and each of the detectors. The power splitter may be replaced by a polarization splitter. One detector can be translated perpendicular to the incoming light source relative to the second detector to compensate for new poorly-operating pixels and/or to improve the spatial resolution.

Abstract translation: 传感器组件，其用相对于彼此定向的两个焦平面阵列检测器代替单个焦平面阵列检测器，使得功率分配器在每个检测器之间平均分配入射光源。 选择两个检测器，使得每个检测器中操作不佳的像素的位置不重叠。 然后电子或分析组合每个检测器的输出信号以产生100％的可操作性。 具有一个或多个不同波长滤波器的单独的可切换波长滤波器轮可以位于功率分配器和每个检测器之间。 功率分配器可以由偏振分离器代替。 一个检测器可以相对于第二检测器垂直于入射光源平移，以补偿新的不良操作像素和/或改善空间分辨率。