Patent ID: 6603874
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: G01N,G02B,G06T

Abstract:
A system for imaging an object comprising:a light source positioned to transmit light along a first path for illuminating at least a portion of the object; a first photo sensitive device positioned to detect light reflected from the object at a first preselected position and generating a first signal representing information concerning the light detected; a photodetector array having a plurality of photodetectors positioned to detect light reflected from the object at a second preselected wherein said photodetector array generates a plurality of second signals representing information concerning the light detected; a summing amplifier, in communication with the photodetector array, that receives the plurality of second signals and generates a third signal as a function of the plurality of second signals; and a processor in communication with the first photo sensitive device and the summing amplifier that receives the first signal and generates a first image of the at least a portion of the object as a function of the first signal, and that receives the third signal and generates a second image of the at least a portion of the object as a function of the third signal.