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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Changhuei Yang, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jigang Wu, Irvine, CA (US);
Shuo Pang, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01); G02B 21/16 (2006.01); G02B 27/14 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 5/32 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/106 (2013.01); G02B 21/16 (2013.01); G02B 27/141 (2013.01); G02B 26/10 (2013.01); G02B 5/32 (2013.01); G02B 27/1093 (2013.01); G02B 21/0076 (2013.01); G02B 26/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to holographically illuminated imaging devices including a holographic element for transforming an illumination beam into a focal array of light spots, a scanning mechanism for moving an object across one or more light spots in the focal array of light spots, and a light detector for detecting light associated with the focal array of light spots and generating light data associated with the received light.