Generation 1 image intensifier tubes work by using a photocathode to transform the gathered light into electrons, which then pass through the image tube and bombard a Phosphor screen to produce the green illumination of an image.

• 第一代像增强管工作，用光阴改造聚集光进入电子，然后经过映管和炮击磷屏生产绿色照明的一个形象。