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Illuminating arrangement for illuminating an object with incident light

  • US 5,038,258 A
  • Filed: 02/26/1990
  • Issued: 08/06/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An illuminating arrangement for illuminating an object with incident light, the illuminating arrangement being for a viewing and imaging device defining an optical axis and the object defining an object plane, the illuminating arrangement comprising:

  • a plurality of individual light sources defining respective beam axes;

    a mounting structure for mounting said light sources in a geometric array defining a geometric array center coincident with said optical axis and for holding said light sources so as to cause said beam axes to intersect said optical axis in said object plane;

    control means for controlling the light of said light sources individually and in combination as to their respective intensities for a specific object;

    a plurality of spatial light modulators corresponding to respective ones of said light sources; and

    ,said control means being connected to said spatial light modulators for electronically driving said light modulators.

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