Patent ID: 6448544
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: G01T,H04N

Abstract:
A sensor array for implementation in an image sensor, the sensor array comprising:a mounting frame, and a plurality of sensor modules mounted in said mounting frame, each of said sensor modules comprising: a high demagnification fiberoptic taper, a photodetector array optically coupled to said fiberoptic taper, and a flange constructed and arranged to individually mount said fiberoptic taper to said mounting frame, said flange being flexibly attached to said fiberoptic taper using a flexible adhesive, wherein the high demagnification fiberoptic taper includes an input surface and an output surface, and the photodetector array is coupled to said fiberoptic taper output surface and is rigidly attached to said fiberoptic taper such that movement of said fiberoptic taper does not interfere with the photodetector array operation.