Abstract:
Light from a scene is directed through the faceplate of an image pickup device having an electron gun operative to produce an electron beam. The light impinges upon a layered target structure including a photoconductor and a conductive signal electrode. The target structure is comprised of a first and second plurality of spaced parallel elongated areas. The widths of the first and second plurality of spaced parallel elongated areas in the direction of scanning differing cyclically from smaller widths to progressively larger widths back to smaller widths of varying conductivity such that the scanning of an electron beam across the target structure produces a composite video signal containing a color information signal representative of the color of the image formed on the target and an index signal whose frequency is less than the color information signal and is representative of the first and second plurality of spaced parallel elongated areas. Means are provided for separating the video signal information from the index signal.