Compact light sensor
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11159750B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US16844908

    申请日:2020-04-09

    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for concurrent imaging at multiple wavelengths. In one aspect, a hyperspectral/multispectral imaging device includes a lens configured to receive light backscattered by an object, a plurality of photo-sensors, a plurality of bandpass filters covering respective photo-sensors, where each bandpass filter is configured to allow a different respective spectral band to pass through the filter, and a plurality of beam splitters in optical communication with the lens and the photo-sensors, where each beam splitter splits the light received by the lens into a plurality of optical paths, each path configured to direct light to a corresponding photo-sensor through the bandpass filter corresponding to the respective photo-sensor.

    Multispectral sensor response balancing

    公开(公告)号:US11150390B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US15929748

    申请日:2020-05-20

    Abstract: An optical filter may include a substrate. The optical filter may include a first mirror. The optical filter may include a second mirror. The optical filter may include a spacer. The first mirror, the second mirror, and the spacer may form a plurality of component filters. A first component filter, of the plurality of component filters, may be associated with a first cross-sectional area and a second component filter, of the plurality of component filters, is associated with a second cross-sectional area. The first cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area may be configured to response balance the first component filter and the second component filter.

    Spectral information acquisition system, inspection method, and manufacturing method

    公开(公告)号:US11150134B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US17136438

    申请日:2020-12-29

    Inventor: Kazumi Kimura

    Abstract: The spectral information acquisition system includes an illumination optical system configured to illuminate an object being moved and a spectral optical system configured to disperse light from the object illuminated by the illumination optical system. The illumination optical system includes a separation element configured to separate a light flux emitted from a light source into a first polarized light flux having a first polarization state and a second polarized light flux having a second polarization state, and a phase plate configured to change the polarization state of at least one of the first polarized light flux and the second polarized light flux. The first polarized light flux illuminates the object from a first direction, and the second polarized light flux illuminates the object from a second direction that is different from the first direction.

    OPTICAL FILTER, LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE, AND LIGHT DETECTING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210318171A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17354948

    申请日:2021-06-22

    Abstract: An optical filter includes a filter array including filters two-dimensionally arrayed and a band-pass filter. The filters includes first and second filters. A transmission spectrum of each of the first and second filters has local maximum values of transmittance at three or more wavelengths included in a first wavelength region. The band-pass filter passes light in a second wavelength region including two or more wavelengths of the three or more wavelengths and not including one or more wavelengths of the three or more wavelengths. The filter array and the band-pass filter are disposed so that (a) the band-pass filter is located on an optical path of light that passes through the first and second filters or (b) the first and second filters are located on an optical path of light that passes through the band-pass filter.

    Birefringent interferometer and fourier transform spectrometer

    公开(公告)号:US11143556B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16894816

    申请日:2020-06-07

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for compact birefringent interferometer and Fourier Transform spectrometer which uses rotating birefringent crystal plate to produce variable optical path difference (OPD) between ordinary and extraordinary rays of the incident light travelling through the birefringent crystal plate. In one aspect, the system includes an optical birefringent interferometer and Fourier Transform spectrometer comprising a polarizing beamsplitter, a reflective mirror, a rotating and a fixed compensating birefringent plate. In another aspect, the interferometer and Fourier Transform spectrometer may further include a photodetector in order to obtain a spectrum of the incoming radiation. In yet another aspect, the interferometer and Fourier Transform spectrometer may further include a one-dimensional or two-dimensional photodetector array or in order to obtain a hyper-spectral image of the radiation source or illuminated object.

    Methods and devices for reducing spectral noise and spectrometry systems employing such devices

    公开(公告)号:US11143555B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16480786

    申请日:2018-01-25

    Abstract: In a spectrometry setup where a first spectral component dominates a second spectral component having a different wavelength, diffraction of the first spectral component as it passes through the optical train of the spectrometer can produce spectral noise that obscures detection of the second spectral component. To reduce the spectral noise, the light from the spectrometer is subject to spatial filtering or interference such that effects of the first spectral component are removed, or at least reduced. The second spectral component can then be more readily detected by a detector after the spatial filtering or interference. In embodiments, the spatial filtering or interference may be provided by a filtering module, which may be installed in existing spectrometry setups or form part of a unitary spectrometry system.

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