Patent ID: 7411682
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: G01J

Abstract:
1. A method for real time hyper-spectral imaging, comprising the steps of: (a) emitting electromagnetic radiation in a form of an object emission beam, by objects in a scene or a sample, and collimating said object emission beam, using an electromagnetic radiation collimating element, for forming a collimated object emission beam; (b) receiving and dividing said collimated object emission beam by an optical interferometer, for forming a divided collimated object emission beam having an optical path difference, and for generating an interference image exiting said optical interferometer, wherein said optical interferometer includes: (c) determining and piezoelectrically changing magnitude of said optical path difference of said divided collimated object emission beam, by said optical interferometer, for generating at least one said interference image for each said magnitude of said optical path difference, including steps of: (d) focusing and recording each said generated interference image associated with a corresponding said magnitude of said optical path difference, for forming a plurality of recorded interference images.