Abstract:
A system and method for optical data acquisition of an illuminated turbid medium object, the system comprises a variable structured light detector and a controller. The light detector is adapted to retrieve light from a plurality of detection points of an output surface of the illuminated turbid medium object with a plurality of detection patterns. The controller is adapted to control the variable structured light detector for the variable structured light detector to use a detection pattern corresponding to an illumination pattern of the illuminated turbid medium object. The light detector is further adapted to optically measure a combination of retrieved light from the plurality of detection points as an optical measurement. The controller is further adapted to store an illumination pattern identifier indicative of the illumination pattern, a detection pattern identifier indicative of the detection pattern and the corresponding optical measurement.
Abstract:
An optical correlation unit (10) for correlating the images of an inspection object and a reference object. The unit uses two phase modulating reflective spatial light modulators (12a, 12b). A first spatial light modulator (12a) receives electronic input in the form of image data representing the inspection object. It modulates incoming light (15) with this input and reflects the modulated output to a first Fourier transform lens (13). This lens provides the optical input to second spatial light modulator (12b), whose electronic input is transform data presenting the complex conjugate of the Fourier transform of the reference image. The electronic input modulates the optical input, resulting in the Fourier product of the two images, which is then transformed to provide correlation data.
Abstract:
An apparatus for detecting a material within a sample includes a light emitting unit for directing at least one light beam through the sample. A plurality of units receive the light beam that has passed through the sample and performs a spectroscopic analysis of the sample based on the received light beam. Each of the plurality of units analyze a different parameter with respect to the sample a provide a separate output signal with respect to the analysis. A processor detects the material with respect each of the provided separate output signals.
Abstract:
Methods are provided to identify spatially and spectrally multiplexed probes in a biological environment. Such probes are identified by the ordering and color of fluorophores of the probes. The devices and methods provided facilitate determination of the locations and colors of such fluorophores, such that a probe can be identified. In some embodiments, probes are identified by applying light from a target environment to a spatial light modulator that can be used to control the direction and magnitude of chromatic dispersion of the detected light; multiple images of the target, corresponding to multiple different spatial light modulator settings, can be deconvolved and used to determine the colors and locations of fluorophores. In some embodiments, light from a region of the target can be simultaneously imaged spatially and spectrally. Correlations between the spatial and spectral images over time can be used to determine the color of fluorophores in the target.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for evaluating a fresh tissue sample, prepared as to fluoresce under illumination, during a medical procedure. A structured light source is configured to project a spatially patterned light beam onto the fresh tissue sample. An imaging system is configured to produce an image from fluorescence emitted from the illuminated fresh tissue sample. A system control is configured to provide a human-comprehensible clinically useful output associated with the medical procedure.
Abstract:
In order to examine a sample (30) with the aid of a microscope (20), dye particles (40, 42) in the sample (30) are excited to fluorescence with the aid of a first illumination light beam (24). Fluorescent light emerging from the sample (30) is directed onto an area sensor (36) via an optical arrangement (34), wherein the optical arrangement (34) acts on the fluorescent light in such a way that partial beams of the fluorescent light interfere with themselves, such that interference patterns arising on account of the interference are imaged on a sensitive surface of the area sensor (36) and detected by the latter. Positions of the dye particles (40, 42) within the sample (30) are determined depending on the interference patterns.
Abstract:
An optical system and associated method enable near real time optical phase conjugation. In the method, a translucent medium is illuminated by a sample illumination beam. Light scattered by the medium is directed to an electronic image sensor while a reference beam is also directed to the electronic image sensor. The scattered light and the reference beam form an interference pattern at the electronic image sensor. A digital representation of the interference pattern is recorded using the electronic image sensor, and the characteristics of a conjugate of the sample beam are computed from the numerical representation. A conjugate beam having the computed characteristics is generated using a configurable optical element and directed back to the translucent medium. The generation of the conjugate beam may be accomplished using a spatial light modulator.
Abstract:
A device (1; 10; 20; 30; 40) for optically examining the interior of a turbid medium (5) is provided. The device comprises an illumination system (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) adapted for illuminating a turbid medium (5) to be examined and an imaging device (106) adapted for generating images from detected light. The illumination system (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) is adapted to be operable in at least a first mode in which a wide area image is acquired by illuminating the turbid medium (5) and a surrounding area. From this wide area image, the region or regions of interest (110) at which the turbid medium (5) is actually situated can be determined. Then, these regions of interest (110) can be illuminated in a second mode. Thus, no light which has not been coupled to the turbid medium (5) and which might cause overexposure of the detector unit of the imaging device (106) will reach the imaging device (106).
Abstract:
A cofocal microscope, and a fluorescence measuring method and a polarized light measuring method using it, the microscope comprising an incident optical system (10, 10') for beaming a polarized light from a lighting light source (11) into an object of observation (2) via a matrix type liquid crystal element (22) having a micro-lens array (21) disposed thereon and an object lens (23), a detection optical system (30, 30') for detecting a reflection light from the object of observation or a fluorescence, and a liquid crystal control unit (52) for controlling the liquid crystal element (22), wherein each micro-lens-related light passed through the micro-lens array (21) is allowed to pass through each pixel (22a) of the liquid crystal element (22) and then into an object lens (23) that forms a plurality of focal points (24) on the object of observation (2), and the polarizing directions of lights passing through respective pixels of the liquid crystal element (22) are controlled by the liquid crystal control unit (52) so as to be orthogonal to one another.