Thermographic imaging of electromagnetic fields.

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La Varre, Claude Andrews
Date
1975-12Advisor
Burton, Robert W.
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It is recognized that a means of converting
electromagnetic fields into visible images would greatly
simplify the problem of designing structures to optimize
their compatibility with such fields.
Two needs must be met to allow such visualization.
First, the fields must be transduced into a phenomenon which
is capable of being imaged. Second, there must exist a
sensor which senses that phenomenon and generates an image
visible to the human eye.
The bulk of this work was to investigate the parameters
and limitations of one possible imaging procedure, called
Dye Transfer Modulation (DTM)
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On the basis of that work and the development of a new
sensor, the AGA Thermovision device was recognized as an
exciting alternative to DIM. A brief investigation of its
potential was conducted and is presented herein.