Patent ID: 6580935
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A61B,G02B

Abstract:
A reflected light stabilizing system comprising:a light source unit for generating light; a plurality of optical feed wave guides operatively linked to said light source for propagating the light in a first direction; a light management system operatively linked to said plurality of optical feed wave guides for accepting light in said first direction and outputting said light to a sample, said light management system further operative to collect light reflected from the sample; a plurality of optical collection wave guides for collecting the reflected light from the light management system propagating in a second direction; a light stabilizing interface operatively linked to said plurality of collection wave guides for combining and stabilizing the reflected light into a substantially even spatial distribution of light energy with a substantially uniform light intensity; and a light processing unit operatively linked to said light stabilizing interface for processing the light energy.