An apparatus, system and method are provided to inject an image into a
viewing optical system, which is used for viewing a scene. An image
injector includes first and second optical elements with first and second
sides, respectively, and a reflective material. The first side adjoins
the second side and the reflective material is between the adjoining
sides. An image generator is optically coupled to the second optical
element and generates an image. The image injector is placed at the
aperture of the viewing optical system and passes energy from the scene
into the viewing optical system. The reflective material reflects energy
from the image generator into the viewing optical system. The image
generator may produce the image based upon an information signal from an
information generator. The reflective material may reflect energy from
the scene into an output optical system and the information generator
produce the information signal based on the energy received in the output
optical system.