Method and apparatus for extended hyperspectral imaging
First Claim
1. A multimodal hyperspectral imaging system for widefield spectral analysis of a sample comprising:
- a first optical lens and a second optical lens configured to interchangeably receive photons from said sample and to focus said photons;
a plurality of tunable filters positioned in a filter housing, each of said plurality of tunable filters configured to selectively receive said focused photons from either said first optical lens or from said second optical lens and to provide wavelength-selective filtered photons;
a first optical camera and a second optical camera, each configured to selectively receive said wavelength-selective filtered photons from a predetermined one of said plurality of tunable filters and to combine said wavelength-selective filtered photons to form a hyperspectral spatially accurate wavelength-resolved image of the sample.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to method and apparatus for obtaining a multimodal hyperspectral image of a sample for widefield spectral analysis. An apparatus according to one embodiment may include a plurality of optical lenses configured to interchangeably receive photons and focus the photons; a plurality of tunable filters positioned in a filter housing, each tunable filter selectively receiving the focused dispersed photons from one of the plurality of optical lenses, each tunable filter providing wavelength-selective filtered photons; a first optical camera and a second optical cameras for selectively receiving the wavelength-selective filtered photons from each of the plurality of tunable filters and combining said filtered photons to form a hyperspectral spatially accurate, wavelength-resolved image of the sample.
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66 Claims
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1. A multimodal hyperspectral imaging system for widefield spectral analysis of a sample comprising:
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a first optical lens and a second optical lens configured to interchangeably receive photons from said sample and to focus said photons; a plurality of tunable filters positioned in a filter housing, each of said plurality of tunable filters configured to selectively receive said focused photons from either said first optical lens or from said second optical lens and to provide wavelength-selective filtered photons; a first optical camera and a second optical camera, each configured to selectively receive said wavelength-selective filtered photons from a predetermined one of said plurality of tunable filters and to combine said wavelength-selective filtered photons to form a hyperspectral spatially accurate wavelength-resolved image of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for obtaining a hyperspectral image of a sample using an integrated imaging device, the method comprising:
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illuminating said sample with a plurality of photons to produce photons from said sample; providing a first optical lens and a second optical lens for independently collecting and focusing said photons from said sample, said first optical lens and said second optical lens thereby providing focused photons of a first wavelength and a second wavelength, respectively; selectively directing said focused photons having a first wavelength to one of a plurality of optical filters and said focused photons having a second wavelength to a second of said plurality of optical filters, each of said plurality of optical filters providing a set of filtered photons of a predetermined wavelength; selectively directing each set of filtered photons of a predetermined wavelength to either a first photon detector or a second photon detector, said first photon detector and said second photon detector independently forming a spatially accurate wavelength-resolved image of the sample from said set of filtered photons of a predetermined wavelength. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for collecting a hyperspectral image of a sample comprising:
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a plurality of optical lenses for receiving photons from said sample and forming focused photons; a filter housing for accommodating a plurality of tunable filters, each of said tunable filters being adapted to receive focused photons from at least one of said plurality of optical lenses to form a filtered spectrum of said sample; a first optical camera and a second optical camera for receiving the filtered photons from the plurality of tunable filters and forming therefrom a hyperspectral spectrum of the sample; a controller optically connecting at least one of said plurality of optical lenses with at least one of said plurality of tunable filters. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An automated system for collecting a hyperspectral image of a sample, said automated system including a processor programmed to:
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(a) illuminate said sample using an illumination source having a first selected wavelength; (b) selectively direct one of a plurality of optical lenses to collect photons from said sample and focus said collected photons;
wherein said one of said plurality of optical lenses is adapted to conform to said first selected wavelength;(c) direct said focused collected photons from said one of said plurality of optical lenses to an optical filter selected from a plurality of optical filters, wherein said selected optical filter is adapted to conform to said first selected wavelength and to receive said focused collected photons and to provide filtered photons; (d) optically transmit said filtered photons from said selected optical filter to one of a plurality of optical cameras to form an image of said sample at said first selected wavelength; (e) repeat steps (a)-(d) for a second selected wavelength to obtain a second image of said sample at said second selected wavelength; and (f) combine said first image of said sample with said second image of said sample to form a hyperspectral image of said sample. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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