Optics: measuring and testing – By light interference – Spectroscopy
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-31
2006-01-31
Turner, Samuel A. (Department: 2877)
Optics: measuring and testing
By light interference
Spectroscopy
Reexamination Certificate
active
06992775
ABSTRACT:
An ophthalmic instrument (for obtaining high resolution, wide field of area hyperspectral retinal images for various sized eyes) includes a fundus retinal imager, (which includes optics for illuminating and imaging the retina of the eye); apparatus for generating a real time image of the area being imaged and the location of the hyperspectral region of interest; a high efficiency spatially modulated common path Fourier transform hyperspectral imager, a high resolution detector optically coupled to the hyperspectral and fundus imager optics; and a computer (which is connected to the real time scene imager, the illumination source, and the high resolution camera) including an algorithm for recovery and calibration of the hyperspectral images.
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Otten, III Leonard John
Soliz Peter
Truitt Paul Wiley
Kestrel Corporation
Peacock & Myers, P.C.
Turner Samuel A.
Vilven Janeen
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