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Method of and apparatus for producing a digital image of an object with reduced speckle-patternnoise, by consecutively capturing, buffering and processing a series of digital images of the object over a series of consecutively different photo-integration time periods

  • US 20030024987A1
  • Filed: 05/15/2002
  • Published: 02/06/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A planar light illumination module (PLIM) of compact construction for producing a planar laser illumination beam (PLIB) which emanates substantially within a single plane along the direction of beam propagation towards an object to be optically illuminated,, said PLIM comprising:

  • a module housing having an axial extent, first and second end portions, a central bore formed along its axial extent, and a wedge-like recess integrally formed in said second end portion;

    a visible laser diode (VLD) mounted along said bore at said first end portion of said module housing, for producing a laser beam generally along said axial extent;

    a focusing lens mounted along said bore between said first and second end portions, for focusing said laser beam to a predetermined focal point; and

    a laser beam expansion element mounted within said wedge-like recess at said second end portion of said module housing, and expanding said laser beam along a predetermined direction and producing a substantially planar laser illumination beam from said beam expansion component.

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