Method and apparatus for acquiring images using a ccd detector a

Details Method and apparatus for acquiring images using a ccd detector a Method and apparatus for acquiring images using a ccd detector a

1994-06-02

1995-11-07

Turner, Samuel A.

Optics: measuring and testing

By particle light scattering

With photocell detection

356349, 356360, G01B 902

Patent

active

054651476

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for acquiring an at least one dimensional digital image of a region of an object using an optical source which outputs a first optical beam having a short coherence length. A splitter splits the first optical beam into a reference beam and an object beam. The reference beam travels to a reference scatterer and the object beam is directed toward the region of the object. An array detector such as a charge coupled device receives a portion of the object beam and a portion of the reference beam and detects the resulting incident intensity over the at least one dimension and outputs a signal. Since the coherence length of the source is short, the signal output from the detector array corresponds to one or more dimensional slice of the object which represents the above region.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5007711 (1991-04-01), Morris et al.
patent: 5033853 (1991-07-01), Frangineas, Jr.
patent: 5202745 (1993-04-01), Sorin et al.
patent: 5268741 (1993-12-01), Chou et al.
patent: 5321501 (1994-06-01), Swanson et al.
patent: 5365335 (1994-11-01), Sorin
David Huang, et al., "Optical coherence tomography" Reports, (science) vol. 254, pp. 1178-1181 (Nov. 1991).

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method and apparatus for acquiring images using a ccd detector a does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for acquiring images using a ccd detector a, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for acquiring images using a ccd detector a will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-200189