Optical device and method
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12098954B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US17639924

    申请日:2020-09-04

    CPC classification number: G01J3/2823 G01J3/0229 G01J3/0248

    Abstract: A hyperspectral imaging device (100) is provided comprising an input (102) for receiving a light field from a scene (106), an encoder (108), at least one dispersive element (110, 112), at least one array detector (114, 110) and a processor (118). The encoder (108) is arranged to receive at least a portion of the light field from the input (102) and transform it to provide a first and second encoded light (120, 122) field having different spatial patterns. At least one dispersive element (110, 112) is arranged to apply spectral shear to the first and second encoded light fields (120, 122) respectively to provide first and second sheared light fields (124, 126). At least one array detector (114, 116) is arranged to detect the first and second sheared light fields (124, 126). The processor (118) is arranged to process an output from the at least one array detector (114, 116) to determine a datacube (128) corresponding to a hyperspectral image of the scene.

    Spectrometer and method of detecting an electromagnetic (EM) wave spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US12098950B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US17634451

    申请日:2020-08-11

    Abstract: A spectrometer for detecting an electromagnetic (EM) wave spectrum having one or more wavelength components within a spectral band of interest, and a method of detecting an electromagnetic (EM) wave spectrum having one or more wavelength components within a spectral band of interest. The method uses an entrance aperture; a dispersion and imaging optics containing at least one dispersion element; an exit aperture; a collection optics; and at least one single-pixel detector, each single-pixel detector sensitive to one or more of the wavelength components; and the method comprises the steps of spatially encoding at least one entrance slit of the entrance aperture along a direction substantially transverse to a direction of dispersion of the dispersion and imaging optics; creating, using the dispersion and imaging optics, dispersed images of the entrance aperture on a plane of the exit aperture, such that respective images at the different wavelength components are offset by different amounts of displacements along the direction of dispersion; spatially encoding a plurality of exit slits of the exit aperture along the direction substantially transverse to the direction of dispersion, wherein the exit aperture comprises a plurality of exit slits arranged in the direction of dispersion; gathering, using the collection optics, a total EM wave energy that enters the entrance aperture and exits the exit aperture to one of the at least one single-pixel detectors; changing at least one of an encoding pattern of the at least one entrance slits and an encoding pattern of the plurality of exit slits for a number of times; and measuring the output of the at least one detector for respective ones of the number of times for reconstructing the EM wave spectrum.

    Optical spectrometry method and optical spectrometer

    公开(公告)号:US11920983B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17706352

    申请日:2022-03-28

    Inventor: Quan Liu Yi Zhang

    CPC classification number: G01J3/2846 G01J3/0208 G01J3/0229 G01J2003/285

    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an optical spectrometry method, comprising: generating a sequence of 2D Hadamard masks along the time dimension, wherein each 2D Hadamard mask is arranged with a wavelength dimension and a coefficient dimension; detecting an optical signal from light transmitted through the sequence of 2D Hadamard masks; and reconstructing a spectrum to be detected by analyzing the optical signal, wherein each 2D Hadamard mask in the sequence of 2D Hadamard masks comprises a plurality of columns along the wavelength dimension, each column corresponding to a different Hadamard coefficient, and having different respective sequency values along the time dimension.

    Spectrometer, and apparatus and method for estimating bio-information

    公开(公告)号:US11874168B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US17723815

    申请日:2022-04-19

    CPC classification number: G01J3/0275 G01J3/0202 G01J3/0229 G01J3/18

    Abstract: A spectrometer includes: a dispersive element configured to split light; a detector comprising a plurality of pixels configured to receive the split light; an optical mask disposed in an optical path of the light between the dispersive element and the detector and comprising a plurality of light transmitting portions and a plurality of light blocking portions which are arranged alternately; and a driver configured to control a position of the optical mask or a position of the detector, and change a light incident area of each of the plurality of pixels to receive the light incident on the plurality of light transmitting portions of the optical mask.

    DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR POLARIZATION DEPENDENT IMAGING

    公开(公告)号:US20230392984A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US18203125

    申请日:2023-05-30

    Applicant: IMEC VZW

    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present inventive concept there is provided a device for polarization dependent imaging, comprising a detector comprising an array of light sensitive elements; a plurality of light propagating units, each comprising: a funnel element having a collecting end and a transmitting end, the funnel element being configured to collect light at the collecting end and propagate the light to the transmitting end; a waveguide having a receiving end and a distributing end, the waveguide being configured to receive the light from the transmitting end at the receiving end and propagate the light to the distributing end, wherein the waveguide is configured to propagate the light through the waveguide in dependence of polarization such that a distribution of the light at different locations of the distributing end is dependent on polarization of the light.

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