GB2462137B - Imaging apparatus and method - Google Patents

Imaging apparatus and method

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Publication number: GB2462137B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: imaging apparatus; imaging
Prior art date: 2008-06-25
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

GB0811633.7A

Other versions

GB0811633D0 (en

GB2462137A (en

Inventor

Robert Craig

Stephen Mcgeoch

John F Parsons

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Thales Holdings UK PLC

Original Assignee

Thales Holdings UK PLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2008-06-25

Filing date

2008-06-25

Publication date

2013-01-23

2008-06-25 Application filed by Thales Holdings UK PLC filed Critical Thales Holdings UK PLC

2008-06-25 Priority to GB0811633.7A priority Critical patent/GB2462137B/en

2008-07-30 Publication of GB0811633D0 publication Critical patent/GB0811633D0/en

2009-06-22 Priority to EP09769211A priority patent/EP2301243A1/en

2009-06-22 Priority to PCT/EP2009/057730 priority patent/WO2009156362A1/en

2010-02-03 Publication of GB2462137A publication Critical patent/GB2462137A/en

2013-01-23 Application granted granted Critical

2013-01-23 Publication of GB2462137B publication Critical patent/GB2462137B/en

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

2028-06-25 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colours
- G01J3/02—Details
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
- H04N23/20—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof for generating image signals from infrared radiation only
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colours
- G01J3/02—Details
- G01J3/0205—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, diffusers, windows
- G01J3/0224—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, diffusers, windows using polarising or depolarising elements
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colours
- G01J3/28—Investigating the spectrum
- G01J3/30—Measuring the intensity of spectral lines directly on the spectrum itself
- G01J3/36—Investigating two or more bands of a spectrum by separate detectors
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry, e.g. infrared or optical thermometry
- G01J5/58—Radiation pyrometry, e.g. infrared or optical thermometry using absorption; using extinction effect
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
- H04N25/48—Increasing resolution by shifting the sensor relative to the scene
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
- H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
- H10F77/30—Coatings
- H10F77/306—Coatings for devices having potential barriers
- H10F77/331—Coatings for devices having potential barriers for filtering or shielding light, e.g. multicolour filters for photodetectors
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
- H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
- H10F39/10—Integrated devices
- H10F39/12—Image sensors
- H10F39/18—Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor [CMOS] image sensors; Photodiode array image sensors
- H10F39/184—Infrared image sensors

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Signal Processing (AREA)
Radiation Pyrometers (AREA)

GB0811633.7A 2008-06-25 2008-06-25 Imaging apparatus and method Expired - Fee Related GB2462137B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0811633.7A GB2462137B (en)	2008-06-25	2008-06-25	Imaging apparatus and method
EP09769211A EP2301243A1 (en)	2008-06-25	2009-06-22	Imaging apparatus and method
PCT/EP2009/057730 WO2009156362A1 (en)	2008-06-25	2009-06-22	Imaging apparatus and method

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0811633.7A GB2462137B (en)	2008-06-25	2008-06-25	Imaging apparatus and method

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0811633D0 GB0811633D0 (en)	2008-07-30
GB2462137A GB2462137A (en)	2010-02-03
GB2462137B true GB2462137B (en)	2013-01-23

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0811633.7A Expired - Fee Related GB2462137B (en)	2008-06-25	2008-06-25	Imaging apparatus and method

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP2301243A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB2462137B (en)
WO (1)	WO2009156362A1 (en)

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2008
- 2008-06-25 GB GB0811633.7A patent/GB2462137B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
2009
- 2009-06-22 EP EP09769211A patent/EP2301243A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2009-06-22 WO PCT/EP2009/057730 patent/WO2009156362A1/en not_active Ceased

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JPH09245209A (en) *	1996-03-13	1997-09-19	Matsushita Electric Works Ltd	Infrared ray type human body detector
US6977774B1 (en) *	1998-08-07	2005-12-20	Autocloning Technology, Ltd.	Polarizer
US20060000974A1 (en) *	2004-07-01	2006-01-05	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Polarization and wavelength-selective patch-coupled infrared photodetector
WO2007070306A2 (en) *	2005-12-09	2007-06-21	Arete Associates	Miniature integrated multisectral/multipolarization digital camera

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB0811633D0 (en)	2008-07-30
EP2301243A1 (en)	2011-03-30
GB2462137A (en)	2010-02-03
WO2009156362A1 (en)	2009-12-30

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Legal Events

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2018-02-28	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20170625