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light amplifier

[′līt ‚am·plə‚fī·ər]
(electronics)
Any electronic device which, when actuated by a light image, reproduces a similar image of enhanced brightness, and which is capable of operating at very low light levels without introducing spurious brightness variations (noise) into the reproduced image. Also known as image intensifier.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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His investigations and discussions with Tom Cvetkovich lead him ultimately to the image light amplifier (ILA or light valve) developed by Dr Bleha at Hughes in the 1980s.
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