Patent ID: 9709733
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,G01N,G02B

Claim:
1. A method of optically imaging a three-dimensional target object comprising: generating a beam of light using a laser; channeling the light beam into first ends of a plurality of optical source fibers; manipulating the light beam to be simultaneously emitted through each of the plurality of optical source fibers; disposing second ends of the optical source fibers on a plate; conforming the plate along a surface of the target object; illuminating the target object using the optical source fibers to perform simultaneous or sequential, multi-point illumination, from a plurality of angles; disposing first ends of a plurality of optical detector fibers on the plate around the second ends of the optical source fibers; receiving light from the target object into the plurality of optical detector fibers; connecting second ends of the optical detector fibers to a detector; and calculating a set of light characteristics based on signals received from the detector.