1987-07-10
1989-02-21
Corbin, John K.
350507, 350523, G02B 2106
Patent
active
048060046
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for improving contrast and resolution of a predetermined response of an object to illumination, render a two-dimensional array of light spots translatorily movable in a plane of the array, and scan the object by translatorily moving the two-dimensional array of light spots over the object. Sequential signals of light from the object scanned with that translatorily moving two-dimensional array of light spots may be viewed, or sequential reponses of the object to that translatorily moving two-dimensional array of light spots may be recorded or stored for subsequent reproduction and observation.
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California Institute of Technology
Corbin John K.
Lerner Martin
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