Fluorescent activated, spatially quantitative light detector
First Claim
1. A fluorescent-activated spatial quantitative light detector comprisingan elongated rod-like member, said member comprising a fluorescent dye molecularly dispersed throughout a generally transparent solid material, andat least one photosensor in operative association with said member to detect fluorescent light emitted by said member upon exposure to incident light.
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Abstract
A fluorescent-activated spatially quantitative light detector for sensing light reflected from an information bearing surface, said light detector comprising a generally cylindrical rod containing a fluorescent dye dispersed throughout a generally transparent medium and a photosensor at one end of, and in operative association therewith. The reflected light incident on the light detector is absorbed by said dye and reradiated at the fluorescent wavelength, a portion of this reradiated light reaching the photosensor causing an output signal to be generated.
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39 Claims
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1. A fluorescent-activated spatial quantitative light detector comprising
an elongated rod-like member, said member comprising a fluorescent dye molecularly dispersed throughout a generally transparent solid material, and at least one photosensor in operative association with said member to detect fluorescent light emitted by said member upon exposure to incident light.
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18. In a flying spot scanning system adapted to raster scan on information bearing surface, a fluorescent-activated light detector for sensing light reflected from said scanned surface, said light detector comprising
a generally cylindrical rod containing a fluorescent dye dispersed throughout a generally transparent medium and a photosensor at one end of, and in operative association therewith, whereby said reflected light incident on said light detector is absorbed by said dye and reradiated at the fluorescent wavelength, a portion of this reradiated light reaching the photosensor to generate an output signal therefrom.
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35. In a flying spot scanning system adapted to raster scan an information bearing surface, a light detector assembly for collecting light reflected from said scanned surface, said light detector assembly comprising
a generally cylindrical, hollow integrating cavity having a first entrance slit aligned with a second exit, re-entry slit disposed adjacent said scanned surface wherein a scanning beam enters the cavity through said first slit, passes through said second slit and is scattered from said scanned surface back into said cavity, a fluorescent-activated light detector placed within said cavity, said detector comprising an elongated rod-like member containing a fluorescent dye molecularly dispersed throughout a generally transparent medium, said collector further comprising a photodetector optically coupled to said rod-like member, whereby said light entering said cavity, following multiple diffuse reflections from the interior surfaces of said cavity is absorbed by said dye and scattered throughout said rod-like member, a portion of said light being coupled to said photosensor to provide an output signal representative of said scanned surface.
- 36. A light detector apparatus comprising at least two fluorescent-activated, spatial qualitative light detectors, each detector comprising an elongated rod-like member containing a fluorescent dye molecularly dispersed throughout a generally transparent medium each of said medium fluorescing in the principle wavelengths of a primary color media each medium provided with a filter medium to permit a narrow band of light to impinge upon said fluorescent medium, each medium emitting fluorescent light upon exposure to light of different wavelengths.
- 39. In a copying apparatus having a photoreceptor, means to charge said photoreceptor in preparation for imaging, exposure means for exposing said charged photoreceptor to produce a latent electrostatic image, developing means for developing the latent electrostatic image, transfer means to remove said developed image from said photoreceptor and read means to scan said developed image on said photoreceptor to provide electrical image signals representative of said developed image, said means including an integrated light collector, the improvement comprising an integrated light collector comprising a fluorescent medium in operative association with a light detector.
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