Patent ID: 7038191
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: G01J,G02B

Abstract:
1. A remote sensing apparatus, comprising: a plurality of optical fibers, wherein one end of said optical fibers is located in a focal plane of an optical system, with the end of each optical fiber collecting spectral energy arriving at a particular location in the focal plane, wherein the ends of the optical fibers that are located in the focal plane are arranged in a row; and a plurality of detectors, wherein each detector is coupled to the other end of a single optical fiber of said plurality of optical fibers to measure an intensity of the spectral energy emitted by the optical fiber, wherein said plurality of detectors are arranged in a plurality of rows such that said plurality of optical fibers transition from a first end with the ends of the optical fibers arranged in a row to a second end with the other ends of the optical fibers arranged in a greater number of rows and coupled to said plurality of detectors.