Method and system for fast microscanning
First Claim
1. A microscanning imaging system for inducing a predetermined amount of dither so as to capture image data at sensing elements when a lensing system is moved by a predetermined distance, comprising:
- an array of sensing elements defining an image plane;
a lensing system adapted to focus an image on the image plane; and
,means coupled to the lensing system for moving the lensing system a same predetermined amount, a plurality of times, and on a predetermined plane parallel to the image plane so that the image focused by the lensing system on the array of sensing elements is displaced on the image plane by a same predetermined distance by the movement of the lensing system to predetermined locations for scanning an image and for providing an image at a plurality of different detector locations; and
, means adapted to capture an image at each said location.
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Abstract
An imaging system for implementation of a microscan includes an array of sensing elements that define an image plane. A movable lensing system is adapted to focus an image on the image plane. Piezoelectric positioners are provided to move the lensing system a predetermined amount and on a predetermined plane parallel to the image plane so that the image focused by the lensing system on the array of sensing elements is displaced on the image plane by the movement of the lensing system. As the lens is moved by the positioners and thus the optical axis of the lens, the image passing through the lens is also moved on the image plane. Moving the lens back and forth or in a predetermined pattern provides dithering of the image so that microscanning can be employed.
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21 Claims
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1. A microscanning imaging system for inducing a predetermined amount of dither so as to capture image data at sensing elements when a lensing system is moved by a predetermined distance, comprising:
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an array of sensing elements defining an image plane; a lensing system adapted to focus an image on the image plane; and
,means coupled to the lensing system for moving the lensing system a same predetermined amount, a plurality of times, and on a predetermined plane parallel to the image plane so that the image focused by the lensing system on the array of sensing elements is displaced on the image plane by a same predetermined distance by the movement of the lensing system to predetermined locations for scanning an image and for providing an image at a plurality of different detector locations; and
, means adapted to capture an image at each said location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of microscanning an image on an image plane having a plurality of sensing elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) focusing the image on the plurality of the sensing elements on the image plane through at least a focusing lens of a lensing system; b) detecting the image focused on the image plane; and c) after said detecting step is completed, displacing at least a lens of the lensing system parallel to the image plane and orthogonal to the optical axis of said lens to displace the image on the plurality of sensing elements on the image plane in the absence of detecting the image focused on the image plane defined in step (b). - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A microscanning imaging system comprising:
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an array of sensing elements defining an image plane each of the sensing elements having a pitch p; a lensing system including at least one lens adapted to focus an image on the image plane; and
, means coupled to at least a movable lens of the lensing system for moving at least the movable lens a predetermined amount and on a predetermined plane parallel to the image plane so that the image focused by the lensing system on the array of sensing elements is displaced on the image plane less than the pitch p by the movement of the at least movable lens, and means for interlacing a plurality of sequential images captured by the sensing elements to form a single image of improved resolution. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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