HREP HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRONIC PHOTOGRAPHY

WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A REUSABLE, PHOTOSENSITIVE PANEL TO CAPTURE IMAGES WHICH CAN BE USED TO PRODUCE HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRONIC PHOTOGRAPHS. THE TECHNOLOGY INVOLVED PARALLELS THAT OF ZEROGRAPHY IN COPIERS; WE WILL USE ELECTRETS. ONCE THE IMAGE IS STORED ON THE DIELECTRIC PANEL IT CAN BE "READ" BY STIMULATING A PIXEL REGION WITH LASER LIGHT. ABSORBTION OR EXCITATION BY THE LIGHT IS A FUNCTION OF THE IMAGE INTENSITY OF THE PIXEL. THIS VALUE WILL BE MEASURED BY THE MONITORING OF THE ELECTRICAL CHARGE. THE AMOUNT OF CHARGE PRODUCED WILL BE QUANTIZED TO A DIGITAL VALUE. A MATRIX OF THESE IMAGES WILL REPRESENT THE IMAGE. THE DIGITAL IMAGE CAN BE STORED, MANIPULATED, AND DISPLAYED USING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE COMPUTER IMAGING TECHNOLOGY.