Miniaturized system and method for measuring optical characteristics
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1. A system for determining optical properties of a dental object, comprising;
- a calibration block of known optical characteristics;
a probe tip including a barrier applied thereto to capture the optical characteristics of the dental object and the calibration block;
a spectrometer assembly receiving light from the probe tip with the barrier applied thereto, wherein the spectrometer assembly generates data of a first average optical depth based on light received by a first light receiver and generates data of a second average optical depth based on light received by a second light receiver, wherein the second average optical depth is different from the first average optical depth; and
a computer to calibrate the optical characteristics of the dental object measured by the probe having the applied barrier, in the form of a closest match or matches to one or more of stored shade guide values.
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A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receivers. A second spectrometer system receives light from a second set of the plurality of light receivers. A processor, wherein the processor receives data generated by the first spectrometer system and the second spectrometer system, wherein an optical measurement of a sample under test is produced based on the data generated by the first and second spectrometer systems.
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1. A system for determining optical properties of a dental object, comprising;
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a calibration block of known optical characteristics; a probe tip including a barrier applied thereto to capture the optical characteristics of the dental object and the calibration block; a spectrometer assembly receiving light from the probe tip with the barrier applied thereto, wherein the spectrometer assembly generates data of a first average optical depth based on light received by a first light receiver and generates data of a second average optical depth based on light received by a second light receiver, wherein the second average optical depth is different from the first average optical depth; and a computer to calibrate the optical characteristics of the dental object measured by the probe having the applied barrier, in the form of a closest match or matches to one or more of stored shade guide values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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