Patent ID: 9628682
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G01J,G02B,H04N

Claim:
1. A camera comprising: a detection panel having an array of detectors with multiple sensors; a lens mounted in a frame, the lens positioned to focus light energy from a radiant source on the detection panel, wherein the light energy focused by the lens passes from the lens directly to the detection panel without passing through another lens; a modulator configured to modulate the light energy so that the light energy continuously excites each of the sensors; a baffle system comprising a plurality of baffles extending inward from the frame, the plurality of baffles including a first baffle with a first height at a first distance from the lens, a second baffle with a second height at a second distance from the lens, and a third baffle with a third height at a third distance from the lens, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance and the second height is greater than the first height, wherein the third distance is greater than the second distance and the third height is less than the second height, wherein each of the baffles is located between the lens and the detection panel, and wherein the baffles are configured to deflect and attenuate a portion of the light energy; and circuitry configured to combine electrical signals from the sensors so as to provide spatial information of the light energy and spectral information of the light energy.