HIGH COLLECTION EFFICIENCY FIBER OPTIC PROBES
    33.
    发明申请
    HIGH COLLECTION EFFICIENCY FIBER OPTIC PROBES 审中-公开
    高收集效率光纤探头

    公开(公告)号:US20090285538A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-19

    申请号:US12466930

    申请日:2009-05-15

    申请人: Eric Marple

    发明人: Eric Marple

    IPC分类号: G02B6/04 G01J3/44

    摘要: The invention provides miniature side-viewing fiber optic probes that achieve high collection efficiency by maximizing the overlap of a laser delivery fiber's illumination and a collection fiber's collection cone. The probes can be made with as few as one optical piece, in addition to the optical fibers. In one embodiment of the invention, the probes are configured for performing Raman spectroscopy. Spectroscopy systems utilizing the probes of the invention are also provided.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了通过最大化激光输送纤维的照明和收集纤维收集锥的重叠来实现高收集效率的微型侧视光纤探针。 除了光纤之外,探针也可以由少至少一个光学片构成。 在本发明的一个实施例中,探针被配置用于进行拉曼光谱。 还提供了利用本发明的探针的光谱系统。

    Color measurement instrument
    34.
    发明申请
    Color measurement instrument 失效
    色彩测量仪器

    公开(公告)号:US20090279092A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-12

    申请号:US12230641

    申请日:2008-09-03

    申请人: Ming-Sen Tsao

    发明人: Ming-Sen Tsao

    IPC分类号: G01J3/46

    摘要: The color measurement instrument includes an illumination system and a sensing system. The illumination system is composed of a light emitting element and a light pipe. The light pipe has an incident surface at an illuminating end of the light emitting element and an ejected surface adjacent to a sensing platform of a sensing system. The sensing system includes a light collection device and a sensing platform for disposing a testing object. The light collection device includes an aperture stop for adjusting the shape of a light spot on a color sensor to avoid glare, a light collection lens set for detecting and projecting an image of a testing object on the sensing platform onto a field stop, a field stop for separating a light from an area other than the effective sensing area of the sensing platform, an uniform lens set for spreading the image on the field stop over the whole color sensor, and a color sensor for capturing and analyzing the color to adjust the brightness and chroma and output an analysis signal.

    摘要翻译: 色彩测量仪器包括照明系统和感测系统。 照明系统由发光元件和光管构成。 光管具有在发光元件的照明端处的入射表面和与感测系统的感测平台相邻的喷射表面。 感测系统包括光收集装置和用于设置测试对象的感测平台。 光采集装置包括用于调节颜色传感器上的光点的形状以避免眩光的孔径光阑,用于检测并将感测平台上的测试对象的图像投影到场停止器上的集光透镜,场 停止用于将光从除了感测平台的有效感测区域之外的区域分离,用于将场上的图像扩散到整个颜色传感器上的均匀透镜组,以及用于捕获和分析颜色以调整颜色的颜色传感器 亮度和色度并输出分析信号。

    Apparatus and methods relating to expanded dynamic range imaging endoscope systems
    35.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and methods relating to expanded dynamic range imaging endoscope systems 失效
    与扩展动态范围成像内窥镜系统相关的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07544163B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-09

    申请号:US10951448

    申请日:2004-09-27

    IPC分类号: A61B1/06

    摘要: The apparatus and methods herein provide quantitatively controllable light sources and expanded dynamic range endoscopy systems that can improve the quality of images and the ability of users to distinguish desired features when viewing tissues by providing methods and apparatus that improve the dynamic range of images from endoscopes, in particular for example with endoscopes that have dynamic range limited because of small image sensors and small pixel electron well capacity, and other optical system constraints. The apparatus and methods herein, for example, combine light sources with quantitatively variable spectral output and quantitatively variable wavelength dependent intensity distribution with image sensors and controllers to create an expanded dynamic range endoscopy system. By digitally combining illumination data from the digitally controllable light source with the digital image data from the image sensor the system synthesizes expanded dynamic range images whose dynamic range exceeds the dynamic range of the image sensor alone thus providing greatly enhanced information content in the acquired images.

    摘要翻译: 本文提供的装置和方法提供了定量可控的光源和扩展的动态范围内窥镜系统,其可以通过提供改善来自内窥镜的图像的动态范围的方法和装置来提高图像的质量和用户区分所需特征的能力, 特别是例如由于小图像传感器和小像素电子井容量以及其他光学系统约束而具有动态范围限制的内窥镜。 这里的装置和方法例如将具有定量可变光谱输出和定量可变波长相关强度分布的光源与图像传感器和控制器组合,以创建扩展的动态范围内窥镜检查系统。 通过将来自数字可控光源的照明数据与来自图像传感器的数字图像数据进行数字组合,系统合成扩展的动态范围图像,其动态范围超过单独的图像传感器的动态范围,从而在所获取的图像中提供大大增强的信息内容。

    Transmitting light with photon energy information
    36.
    发明授权
    Transmitting light with photon energy information 有权
    用光子能量信息传输光

    公开(公告)号:US07522786B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-21

    申请号:US11316241

    申请日:2005-12-22

    IPC分类号: G02B6/00 G01J3/45 G02F1/35

    摘要: In detection and sensing, light is transmitted through layers or structures that vary laterally, such as with a constant gradient or a step-like gradient. After transmission, a position of a transmitted portion of the light or of output photons can be used to determine wavelength change or to obtain other photon energy information. The light can be received, for example, from a stimulus-wavelength converter such as an optical fiber sensor or another optical sensor. A component that propagates the light from the converter to a transmission structure can spread the light across the transmission structure's entry surface. At the exit surface of the transmission structure, photosensor components can sense or detect transmitted light or output photons, such as with a photosensor array or a position sensor. A photosensed quantity can be compared, such as with another photosensed quantity or with a calibration quantity. A differential quantity can be obtained using photosensed quantities.

    摘要翻译: 在检测和感测中,光通过横向变化的层或结构透射,例如以恒定的梯度或阶梯状梯度。 在传输之后,可以使用光或输出光子的透射部分的位置来确定波长变化或获得其它光子能量信息。 光可以例如从诸如光纤传感器或另一光学传感器的刺激 - 波长转换器接收。 将来自转换器的光传播到透射结构的部件可以将光传播穿过透射结构的入射表面。 在透射结构的出射表面处,光电传感器部件可以感测或检测透射光或输出光子,例如用光电传感器阵列或位置传感器。 可以比较光照数量,例如与另一张照片数量或校准数量。 使用光照量可以获得差分量。

    Array detector coupled spectroanalytical system and graded blaze angle grating
    38.
    发明授权
    Array detector coupled spectroanalytical system and graded blaze angle grating 有权
    阵列检测器耦合光谱分析系统和分级闪光角光栅

    公开(公告)号:US07495761B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-24

    申请号:US11347482

    申请日:2006-02-03

    IPC分类号: G01J3/28

    摘要: A spectroanalytical system for receiving radiation to be analyzed along a first path includes a grating in the first path with periodic faceted grooves for spatially separating the radiation as a function of wavelength. The blaze angles of the faceted grooves are progressively graded. A multielement detector detects radiation spatially separated by the grating. An optical conditioner is disposed in the first path between the grating and a multielement detector.

    摘要翻译: 用于接收沿着第一路径分析的辐射的分光系统包括在第一路径中具有周期性刻面凹槽的光栅,用于将辐射空间上分离为波长的函数。 分面凹槽的闪光角逐渐分级。 多元检测器检测由光栅在空间上分离的辐射。 光学调理器设置在光栅和多元件检测器之间的第一路径中。

    Structured coded aperture fiber bundles
    40.
    发明授权
    Structured coded aperture fiber bundles 失效
    结构编码孔径光纤束

    公开(公告)号:US07379181B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-27

    申请号:US11421903

    申请日:2006-06-02

    IPC分类号: G01J3/04 G01J3/12

    摘要: A spatial filter for an optical system, such as an optical spectrometer, collects and spatially filters light using a fiber bundle having a plurality of fibers disposed therein. At an input end of the fiber bundle, the fibers are typically packed tightly together to optimize the collection efficiency. At an output end, the fibers are spread out from the fiber bundle and arranged within a two-dimensional output area according to a two-dimensional pattern corresponding to a coded aperture function. As a result, the two-dimensional pattern of the output end spatially filters the light collected by the input end. Corresponding methods are also described.

    摘要翻译: 用于诸如光谱仪的光学系统的空间滤光器使用其中布置有多个光纤的纤维束聚集并空间地过滤光。 在纤维束的输入端,通常将纤维紧密地包装在一起以优化收集效率。 在输出端,根据与编码孔径函数对应的二维图案,纤维从纤维束展开并布置在二维输出区域内。 结果,输出端的二维图案对输入端收集的光进行空间滤波。 还描述了相应的方法。