SC13Low light level vision and photon counting imaging
Objectives
- Tutorial dedicated on Low Light Level imaging technologies in the spectral band from 0,4µm up to 2µm
- Be able to design a low light level imaging system with component selections
- Be able to specify low light level components and perform the related acceptance test
- Identify new technologies allowing the enhancement of imaging systems
Level: Advanced/Specialized
Audience:
People from private or public companies in the field military, security, microscopy, bioscience and astronomy
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge in optics, notions in radiometry or photometry, notions in imaging or video or photography
Language of the training: French
Maximum capacity: 12
Price: 1380 € HT -
Duration: 3 days - 21 h
Addressed topics
Needs and Challenges
Night illumination contributors, sensor technologies, Light Intensifiers
LLL digital video imaging, active imaging with laser illumination
Applications and future roadmaps
The program
The night vision
- Visible Imaging
- Eye sighting
- Night illumination contributors and night levels
Imaging sensors technologies
- Light intensifier tubes
- Intensified digital sensors
- CCD sensors
- CMOS sensors
- SWIR sensors from 1µm to 2µm
- Perspective of photon counting enabled imaging technologies
- Read data sheets
Active imaging
- Active imaging principle
- Illumination sources
- Fitted imaging sensors
- Speckle and atmospheric propagation
- Albedos, LCS, cat's eye effect
Applications and challenges
- Demonstrations
- Range modelisation
- Military applications
- Surveillance and security
- Scientific imaging from microscopy to astronomy
- Futur technological challenges
Methodology and assessment
Lectures and exercices
Experiments and live demonstrations
Practical hands-on on instruments
Pedagogical manager(s):
- Thierry Midavaine - Senior engineer at THALES Optronique
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