Scanning computed confocal imager
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872917
- Patent Number(s):
- 6038067
- Application Number:
- 09/019863
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- scanning; computed; confocal; imager; provided; comprising; light; source; emitting; modulator; optical; communication; varying; spatial; temporal; pattern; beam; splitter; receives; scanned; direct; target; pass; reflected; video; capturing; device; receiving; transferring; digital; image; computer; creating; virtual; aperture; outputting; transmissive; mode; operation; omits; means; captures; passed; light modulator; light reflected; optical communication; beam splitter; light source; reflected light; digital image; pass light; temporal pattern; confocal imager; /359/
Citation Formats
George, John S. Scanning computed confocal imager. United States: N. p., 2000.
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George, John S. Scanning computed confocal imager. United States.
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"Scanning computed confocal imager". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872917.
@article{osti_872917,
title = {Scanning computed confocal imager},
author = {George, John S},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2000},
month = {3}
}
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