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US 12751106 B2 / Sep 29, 2026

Enhanced dual-band night vision system

An example image intensifier includes a quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) configured to receive photons to photoexcite carriers out of a localized quantum state; and a light emitting diode (LED), wherein the photoexcited carriers control the LED.

Publication details

Recorded assignee
SRI International
Publication number
US 12751106 B2
Publication type
Utility patent grant
Publication date
Sep 29, 2026
Filing date
Aug 9, 2023
CPC classes
H10F55/155, H05B45/10, H05B47/11, H10F30/263
Inventors
Chan; Winston K., Hill; David John

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