Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spectral camera with mosaic of filters for each image pixel
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Application No.: US14267758Application Date: 2014-05-01
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Publication No.: US09857222B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Bert Geelen , Andy Lambrechts , Klaas Tack
- Applicant: IMEC
- Applicant Address: BE Leuven
- Assignee: IMEC
- Current Assignee: IMEC
- Current Assignee Address: BE Leuven
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: G01J3/26
- IPC: G01J3/26 ; G01J3/02 ; G01J3/28

Abstract:
A spectral camera for producing a spectral output is disclosed. The spectral camera has an objective lens for producing an image, a mosaic of filters for passing different bands of the optical spectrum, and a sensor array arranged to detect pixels of the image at the different bands passed by the filters, wherein for each of the pixels, the sensor array has a cluster of sensor elements for detecting the different bands, and the mosaic has a corresponding cluster of filters of different bands, integrated on the sensor element so that the image can be detected simultaneously at the different bands. Further, the filters are first order Fabry-Perot filters, which can give any desired passband to give high spectral definition. Cross talk can be reduced since there is no longer a parasitic cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150276478A1 SPECTRAL CAMERA WITH MOSAIC OF FILTERS FOR EACH IMAGE PIXEL Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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