Color image acquisition with scanning laser beam devices
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least four lasers, each of the at least four lasers to provide a different wavelength visible spectrum laser light;
a scanning beam device to scan a beam of the at least four different wavelength visible spectrum laser lights over a surface; and
an image generation unit to generate an image of the surface based at least in part on light from the beam that has been reflected from the surface and detected by at least one photodetector.
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Abstract
An apparatus may include an interface to allow a scanning beam device to be coupled. The apparatus may include at least four lasers optically coupled with the interface. Each of the at least four lasers may provide a different wavelength visible spectrum light to the scanning beam device through the interface. An actuator driver of the apparatus may be electrically coupled with the interface. The actuator driver may provide actuator drive signals to the scanning beam device through the interface. The actuator drive signals may be operable to cause the scanning beam device to scan a beam of the different wavelength lights over a surface. An image generation unit of the apparatus may generate an image of the surface. The image may be generated based, at least in part, on light from the beam that has been reflected from the surface and detected by at least one photodetector.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least four lasers, each of the at least four lasers to provide a different wavelength visible spectrum laser light; a scanning beam device to scan a beam of the at least four different wavelength visible spectrum laser lights over a surface; and an image generation unit to generate an image of the surface based at least in part on light from the beam that has been reflected from the surface and detected by at least one photodetector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus comprising:
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an interface to allow a scanning beam device to be coupled; at least four lasers optically coupled with the interface, each of the at least four lasers to provide a different wavelength visible spectrum laser light to the scanning beam device through the interface; an actuator driver electrically coupled with the interface, the actuator driver to provide actuator drive signals to the scanning beam device through the interface, the actuator drive signals operable to cause the scanning beam device to scan a beam of the different wavelength visible spectrum laser lights over a surface; and an image generation unit to generate an image of the surface based at least in part on light from the beam that has been reflected from the surface and detected by at least one photodetector. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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providing at least four different wavelength visible spectrum laser lights to a scanning beam device; providing actuator drive signals to the scanning beam device, the actuator drive signals operable to cause the scanning beam device to scan a beam of the different wavelength visible spectrum laser lights over a surface; and generating an image of the surface based at least in part on light from the beam that has been reflected from the surface and detected. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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scanning a beam over a surface, the beam including at least four different wavelength visible spectrum laser lights; detecting light of the beam that has been reflected from the surface at different points in time while the beam is scanned over the surface; and generating an image of the surface based at least in part on the light detected at the different points in time. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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