Apparatus for isolating light signals from adjacent fiber optica

Details Apparatus for isolating light signals from adjacent fiber optica Apparatus for isolating light signals from adjacent fiber optica

1997-06-27

1999-03-23

Hantis, K.

Optics: measuring and testing

By dispersed light spectroscopy

G01J 328

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058867830

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for isolating and sensing optical signals from a plurality of adjacent fiber optical strands. Ends of the adjacent optical fiber strands are aligned with a plurality of light reception areas on a pixel array. Each of the light reception areas is associated with one or more of the optical strands and is formed from one or more pixels from the pixel array. Adjacent light reception areas on the pixel array are separated by a pixel mask which is also formed from pixels on the pixel array. A signal processor is coupled to an output of the pixel array. The signal processor determines a total intensity value corresponding to each light reception area on the pixel array. In determining the total intensity value for a light reception area, the signal processor combines pixel intensity values only from unmasked pixels within the light reception area to determine the total intensity value for that light reception area.

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