Photosensitive light amplifier and regenerative element

Claim 1

A LIGHT RADIATION SENSITIVE LIGHT REGENERATIVE STORAGE ELEMENT COMPRISING: (A) AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAYER HAVING FIRST AND SECOND SURFACES ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF; (B) A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER HAVING FIRST AND SECOND SURFACES ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF; (C) A FIRST LIGHT TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE INTIMATELY JOINED WITH SAID SECOND SURFACE OF SAID ELETROLUMINESCENT LAYER; (D) A SECOND LIGHT TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE INTIMATELY JOINED WITH SAID SECOND SURFACE OF SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER; (E) A TUBE OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ENDS; AND (F) A LIGHT CONDUCTING FIBER WITHIN SAID TUBE HAVING A PREDETERMINED INDEX OF REFRACTION, A FIRST END EXTENDING TO SAID FIRST END OF SAID TUBE FOR SUPPORTING SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAYER, A SECOND END EXTENDING TO SAID SECOND END OF SAID TUBE FOR SUPPORTING SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER, AND MEANS FOR CONDUCTING LIGHT FROM SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAYER TO SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER; (G) SAID LAST STATED MEANS INCLUDING A LIGHT CONDUCTING MATERIAL JACKETING SAID FIBER HAVING AN INDEX OF REFRACTION LESS THAN SAID PREDETERMINED INDEX FOR CONTROLLING THE REFLECTION OF LIGHT THROUGH SAID FIBER TO SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER AND FOR LIGHT INSULATING SAID FIBER FROM SAID TUBE; (H) SAID FIRST SURFACE OF SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAYER BEING OPTICALLY COUPLED WITH THE ENTIRE FIRST END OF SAID FIBER AND CONNECTED OPERATIVELY WITH THE ENTIRE FIRST END OF SAID TUBE; (I) SAID FIRST SURFACE OF SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER BEING OPTICALLY COUPLED WITH THE ENTIRE SECOND END OF SAID FIBER AND CONNECTED OPERATIVELY WITH THE ENTIRE SECOND END OF SAID TUBE.