Review of night vision technology
@article{Chrzanowski2013ReviewON,
title={Review of night vision technology},
author={Krzysztof Chrzanowski},
journal={Opto-Electronics Review},
year={2013},
volume={21},
pages={153-181}
}Night vision based on technology of image intensifier tubes is the oldest electro-optical surveillance technology. However, it receives much less attention from international scientific community than thermal imagers or visible/NIR imagers due to series of reasons. This paper presents a review of a modern night vision technology and can help readers to understand sophisticated situation on the international night vision market.
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