Arrayed sensor measurement system and method
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1. An optical interrogation system comprising:
- a launch system for generating an array of light beams and for simultaneously controlling the numerical aperture, focus, and polarization of said light beams while also directing all or a predetermined number of said light beams towards a large area two-dimensional specimen array; and
a receive system for receiving all or a predetermined number of responses from said light beams reflected from sensors or specimens in said large area two-dimensional specimen array, wherein said receive system has a far-field diffraction measurement configuration where a reverse auto-collimating optic simultaneously receives all or the predetermined number of said light beams reflected from sensors in the large area two-dimensional specimen array and focuses those light beams at a small area detector in the receive system.
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Abstract
Optical interrogation systems and methods are described herein that are capable of measuring the angles (or changes in the angles) at which light reflects, transmits, scatters, or is emitted from an array of sensors or specimens that are distributed over a large area 2-dimensional array.
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1. An optical interrogation system comprising:
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a launch system for generating an array of light beams and for simultaneously controlling the numerical aperture, focus, and polarization of said light beams while also directing all or a predetermined number of said light beams towards a large area two-dimensional specimen array; and a receive system for receiving all or a predetermined number of responses from said light beams reflected from sensors or specimens in said large area two-dimensional specimen array, wherein said receive system has a far-field diffraction measurement configuration where a reverse auto-collimating optic simultaneously receives all or the predetermined number of said light beams reflected from sensors in the large area two-dimensional specimen array and focuses those light beams at a small area detector in the receive system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An optical interrogation system comprising:
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a launch system for generating an array of light beams and for simultaneously controlling the numerical aperture, focus, and polarization of said light beams while also directing all or a predetermined number of said light beams towards a large area two-dimensional specimen array; and a receive system for receiving all or a predetermined number of responses from said light beams reflected from sensors or specimens in the large area two-dimensional specimen array, wherein said receive system has an anamorphic re-focusing configuration where a cylindrical optic is inserted in a receive path either prior to or after a spherical optic to enable parallel detection and partial optical integration of all or the predetermined number of said light beams reflected from selected sensors in the large area two-dimensional specimen array.
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7. An optical interrogation system comprising:
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a launch system for generating an array of light beams and for simultaneously controlling the numerical aperture, focus, and polarization of said light beams while also directing all or a predetermined number of said light beams towards a large area two-dimensional specimen array; a receive system for receiving all or a predetermined number of responses from said light beams reflected from sensors or specimens in the large area two-dimensional specimen array; and an angular measurement system for measuring a change in angular tilt of a plane of the large area two-dimensional specimen array whenever the large area two-dimensional specimen array is repositioned or removed and returned.
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8. An optical interrogation system comprising:
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a launch system for generating an array of light beams and for simultaneously controlling the numerical aperture, focus, and polarization of said light beams while also directing all or a predetermined number of said light beams towards a large area two-dimensional specimen array; a receive system for receiving all or a predetermined number of responses from said light beams reflected from sensors or specimens in the large area two-dimensional specimen array; and an aperture array used to prevent ghost reflections of light beams from a beamsplitter and other optical elements from reaching the large area two-dimensional specimen array.
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9. A method for interrogating one or more specimens in a large area two-dimensional specimen, said method comprising the steps of:
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using a launch system to generate an array of light beams and direct all or a predetermined number of said light beams towards said large area two-dimensional specimen array; and using a receive system to receive all or a predetermined number of said light beams reflected from said large area two-dimensional specimen array, wherein said receive system has a far-field diffraction measurement configuration where a reverse auto-collimating optic simultaneously receives all or the predetermined number of said light beams reflected from sensors in the large area two-dimensional specimen array and focuses those light beams at a small area detector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for interrogating one or more specimens in a large area two-dimensional specimen, said method comprising the steps of:
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using a launch system to generate an array of light beams and direct all or a predetermined number of said light beams towards said large area two-dimensional specimen array; and using a receive system to receive all or a predetermined number of said light beams reflected from said large area two-dimensional specimen array, wherein said receive system has an anamorphic re-focusing configuration where a cylindrical optic is inserted in a receive path either prior to or after a spherical optic to enable parallel detection of all or the predetermined number of said light beams reflected from selected sensors in the large area two-dimensional specimen array.
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15. A method for interrogating one or more specimens in a large area two-dimensional specimen, said method comprising the steps of:
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using a launch system to generate an array of light beams and direct all or a predetermined number of said light beams towards said large area two-dimensional specimen array; using a receive system to receive all or a predetermined number of said light beams reflected from said large area two-dimensional specimen array; and using an angular measurement system to measure a change in angular tilt of a plane of said large area two-dimensional specimen array whenever said large area two-dimensional specimen array is repositioned or removed and returned.
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16. A method for interrogating one or more specimens in a large area two-dimensional specimen, said method comprising the steps of:
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using a launch system to generate an array of light beams and direct all or a predetermined number of said light beams towards said large area two-dimensional specimen array; using a receive system to receive all or a predetermined number of said light beams reflected from said large area two-dimensional specimen array; and using an aperture array to prevent ghost reflections of light beams from a beamsplitter and other optical elements from reaching said large area two-dimensional specimen array.
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