Patent ID: 7394543
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: G01J

Abstract:
1. A method of filtering multi-spectral optical energy to obtain a customized spectral response, said method comprising: arranging a pre-determined number of image conveyance elements to obtain a pre-determined filter arrangement, each of said image conveyance elements comprising an optical fiber element, and a spectral filter operable therewith having a pre-determined passband that provides said fiber optic element with a specific, pre-determined transmittance capacity, wherein only pre-determined wavelengths of said multi-spectral optical energy are transmitted through an output end of said fiber optic element, said pre-determined filter arrangement being capable of transmitting multiple, simultaneous and different spectral bandpasses to achieve potentially different spectral responses, with various physical locations about said pre-determined filter arrangement corresponding to said different transmitted spectral bandpasses.