DETECTION PROCESS AND APPARATUS

Assignee

Filed

Jan 26, 1965

Granted

Jan 29, 1985

Location

HEIDELBERG DE

Abstract

1. Apparatus for locating a target which radiates or reflects electromagnetic energy comprising a circular-scan cathode-ray tube including a screen and an electron beam moving over said screen, regions of said screen fluorescing when impinged upon by said electron beam to generate light energy, a plurality of semi-conductor elements disposed on said screen, each of said semi-conductor elements includng a layer of photoconductive material adjacent said screen and a layer of photo-dielectric material on said layer of photoconductive material and adapted to receive electromagnetic energy from said target, said photoconductive material having a low resistance only when receiving light energy, said photo-dielectric material changing electrical capacitance when receiving electromagnetic energy, means for conductively connecting together said layers of photoconductive material to provide a first terminal, an electromagnetic radiation permeable conductor disposed on all other said layers of photo-dielectric material and including a second terminal, and an oscillator means including a tuned circuit connected to said first and second terminals, said oscillator means transmitting a target indicating signal when the layer of photo-dielectric material of one of said semi-conductor elements receives electromagnetic energy simultaneously with the receipt of light energy by its associated layer of photoconductive material.

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