Methods and apparatus for spectral imaging
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating a spectral image, the apparatus comprising:
- a filter, having a variable refractive index,to generate a plurality of optical patterns from incident light, the plurality of optical patterns, each optical pattern in the plurality of optical patterns corresponding to a different value of the variable refractive index;
a detector, in optical communication with the filter, to detect the plurality of optical patterns; and
a processor, operably coupled to the detector, to generate the spectral image of the incident light based on an inverse linear transform of the plurality of optical patterns.
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Abstract
An apparatus for generating a spectral image includes a filter to receive incident light. The filter has a variable refractive index. The apparatus also includes a modulator, operably coupled to the filter, to modulate the variable refractive index of the filter so as to generate a plurality of optical patterns from the incident light. The plurality of optical patterns represents the spectral image and each optical pattern in the plurality of optical patterns corresponds to a different modulation of the variable refractive index. The apparatus further includes a detector, in optical communication with the filter, to detect the plurality of optical patterns.
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1. An apparatus for generating a spectral image, the apparatus comprising:
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a filter, having a variable refractive index, to generate a plurality of optical patterns from incident light, the plurality of optical patterns, each optical pattern in the plurality of optical patterns corresponding to a different value of the variable refractive index; a detector, in optical communication with the filter, to detect the plurality of optical patterns; and a processor, operably coupled to the detector, to generate the spectral image of the incident light based on an inverse linear transform of the plurality of optical patterns. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
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16. A method, comprising:
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detecting a plurality of optical patterns at a detector, each optical pattern corresponding to a different refractive index of a filter having a variable refractive index and receiving incident light; receiving signal information from the detector, the signal information corresponding to the detected plurality of optical patterns; and generating a spectral image of the incident light based on an inverse linear transform of the signal information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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21. An apparatus for generating a spectral image, the apparatus comprising:
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a first phase change layer, having a first variable refractive index, to transmit incident light; a second phase change layer, in optical communication with the first phase change layer and having a second variable refractive index, to receive the incident light transmitted by the first phase change layer; and a modulator, operably coupled to the first phase change layer and the second phase change layer, to modulate at least one of the first variable refractive index or the second variable refractive index so as to generate a plurality of optical patterns from the incident light, each optical pattern in the plurality of optical patterns corresponding to a different modulation value of the first variable refractive index, a different modulation value of the second variable refractive index, or both. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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