INFRARED IMAGING APPARATUS WITH THERMALLY DISPLACABLE DETECTOR IPIXEL ARRAY AND OPTICAL INTERROGATION SYSTEM

摘要

A representative embodiment of the invention provides an infrared (IR) imaging system (300) adapted to (i) convert an IR image of an object into mechanical displacements of a plurality of movable plates (304,306), (ii) use the mechanical displacements to impart a corresponding spatial phase modulation pattern onto a beam of visible light, and (iii) apply spatial filtering to convert the spatial phase modulation pattern into a visible image of the object.;COPYRIGHT KIPO & WIPO 2010