Scanning computed confocal imager

Patent · Mon Mar 13 23:00:00 EST 2000

OSTI ID:872917

George, John S ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

There is provided a confocal imager comprising a light source emitting a light, with a light modulator in optical communication with the light source for varying the spatial and temporal pattern of the light. A beam splitter receives the scanned light and direct the scanned light onto a target and pass light reflected from the target to a video capturing device for receiving the reflected light and transferring a digital image of the reflected light to a computer for creating a virtual aperture and outputting the digital image. In a transmissive mode of operation the invention omits the beam splitter means and captures light passed through the target.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
• Patent Number(s): US 6038067
• Application Number: 09/019863
• OSTI ID: 872917
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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