Method for operating an optical filter in multiple modes
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1. A method for operating an optical system comprising:
- operating an optical filter in a sensitivity mode to thereby generate at least one white light image representative of a region of interest;
operating said optical filter in a specificity mode to thereby generate at least one hyperspectral image representative of said region of interest; and
fusing said white light image and said hyperspectral image to thereby generate a hybrid image representative of said region of interest.
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Abstract
A method for operating an optical filter in multiple modes. In one embodiment, an optical filter may be operated in a sensitivity mode to thereby generate a white light image representative of a region of interest. The optical filter may then be operated in a specificity mode to thereby generate a hyperspectral image representative of said region of interest. The white light image and the hyperspectral image may be fused to generate a hybrid image that provides morphological and hyperspectral data. The white light image and the hyperspectral image may be generated using a single detector, eliminating the need for image realignment.
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1. A method for operating an optical system comprising:
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operating an optical filter in a sensitivity mode to thereby generate at least one white light image representative of a region of interest; operating said optical filter in a specificity mode to thereby generate at least one hyperspectral image representative of said region of interest; and fusing said white light image and said hyperspectral image to thereby generate a hybrid image representative of said region of interest. - 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 operating an optical system comprising:
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operating an optical filter in a sensitivity mode to thereby generate at least one white light image representative of a region of interest, wherein said sensitivity mode comprises opening a plurality of bandpasses of said optical filter; operating an optical filter in a specificity mode to thereby generate at least one hyperspectral image representative of said region of interest, wherein said specificity mode comprises opening one bandpass of said optical filter, and wherein said white light image and said hyperspectral image are obtained without realigning said optical system; and fusing said white light image and said hyperspectral image to thereby generate a hybrid image representative of said region of interest.
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