Patent Publication Number: US-7593105-B2

Title: Tristimulus colorimeter having integral dye filters

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCES 
     The present application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60/628,610, filed Nov. 17, 2004, which is herein incorporated by reference. The present application is related to commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 6,163,377, issued Dec. 19, 2000, which is herein incorporated by reference. In addition, the present application is related to commonly owned U.S. Application, entitled “METHOD FOR DESIGNING A COLORIMETER HAVING INTEGRAL CIE COLOR-MATCHING FILTERS”, Ser. No. 11/281,766, filed Nov. 16, 2005, which is herein incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention generally relates to optics and colorimetry and, in particular, relates to tristimulus colorimeters having integral dye filters that measure the color content of light that has a response mimicking the response to color of the human eye, as may be represented by the Commission Internationale de l&#39;Eclairage (CIE) color-matching functions. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Optical filters are used in many color-related applications, including various color measurement systems, such as calorimeters. There are many types of filters, including absorptive filters, interference filters, and others. A photoelectric tristimulus colorimeter is used to measure the color of the light emitted from a light source, such as a computer display screen. This is an emissive color measurement, but there are also reflective color measurement devices. An emissive photoelectric calorimeter directs the light from the light source to be measured through an optical system toward three or more photoelectric detecting devices. A primary filter is positioned in front of each photoelectric detecting device. Each primary filter conforms, as close as possible, the spectral sensitivity of the photoelectric detecting device to the respective color-matching functions. A measuring device, which is connected to the photoelectric detecting devices, reads or measures the amounts of the respective primaries or tristimulus values in response to the incident light. 
     Although it is theoretically possible to design primary filters exactly corresponding to an ideal, it is practically impossible to manufacture primary filters having transmission factors exactly corresponding to the ideal. This is because an error is inherent in measuring primary or tristimulus values of the color sample. This error is caused by differences between actual and theoretical transmission factors of the primary filters. 
     Past attempts to correct this error have involved attempts to alter the transmission factor characteristics of the primary filters by forming the primary filters using a number of superimposed colored plates. However, because the spectral characteristics of the colored plates depend upon the components of the materials used in the plates—normally glass—it was generally impossible to exactly match the theoretical transmission factors. It was prohibitively difficult to accurately duplicate the theoretical transmission values over the complete wavelength range of the primaries or tristimulus values. These past attempts that increased the number of plates, undesirably decreased the amount of light received or passed through the primary filter. In addition, past attempts to fabricate primary filters by carefully superimposing a number of plates in an attempt to match theoretical transmission factors were time consuming and expensive to make. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention includes various embodiments of a calorimeter having integral dye filters. 
     One embodiment is a solid-state color-measuring device, including light detectors and colorants. The colorants are permanently deposited onto the solid-state color-measuring device. The colorants comprise optical filters such that light passes through the filters and causes the light detectors to produce output. The output has spectral responses that are linearly combined to approximate a set of CIE-like color-matching functions. 
     Another embodiment is a calorimeter, including a semiconductor substrate having three or more photodetectors and three or more filters permanently deposited on the photodetectors. Each filter has one or more single layer and one or more filter has a double layer. The response of the integral filters and photodetectors approximates a set of CIE-like target color-matching functions. The channels include the photodetectors and filters so that linear combinations of the spectral responses of the channels approximate a set of CIE-like target color-matching functions. 
     Other embodiments include the following systems having such a calorimeter: computer monitor calibration systems, home theater display calibration systems, projector calibration systems, ambient light measurement systems, and LED measurement and control applications. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The teachings of the present invention can be readily understood by considering the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a top view of an exemplary embodiment of a configuration of dye filter layers on a semiconductor chip having photodetectors; 
         FIG. 2A  is a top view of an exemplary embodiment of another configuration of dye filter layers on a semiconductor chip having photodetectors; 
         FIG. 2B  is a side view of  FIG. 2A ; 
         FIG. 3A  is a top view of an exemplary embodiment of yet another configuration of dye filter layers on a semiconductor chip having photodetectors; 
         FIG. 3B  is a side view of  FIG. 3A ; 
         FIG. 4  is a graph of exemplary filter transmission values for the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B ; 
         FIG. 5  is a graph of exemplary ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) filter transmission values and the normalized silicon photodetector response for the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B ; 
         FIG. 6  is a graph of an exemplary normalized filter detector response for the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B ; 
         FIG. 7  is a graph comparing a best fit of the response functions of the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B  to target CIE 1931 2-degree color-matching functions; 
         FIG. 8A  is a list of an exemplary set of equations to calculate tristimulus values using the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B ; 
         FIG. 8B  is a table of exemplary coefficients computed using the equations of  FIG. 8A  for the best fit of  FIG. 7 ; 
         FIG. 9A  is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a computer monitor calibration system; 
         FIG. 9B  is a block diagram of another exemplary embodiment of the computer monitor calibration system of  FIG. 9A , in which the colorimeter chip and its controlling microprocessor are embedded within the computer monitor under test; 
         FIG. 10A  is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a home theatre display calibration system; 
         FIG. 10B  is a block diagram of another exemplary embodiment of the home theatre display calibration system of  FIG. 10A , in which the calorimeter chip and its controlling microprocessor are embedded within the home theatre display under test; 
         FIG. 11A  is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a projector calibration system, in which the calorimeter chip views the light emitted from the projector directly; 
         FIG. 11B  is a block diagram of another exemplary embodiment of the projector calibration system of  FIG. 11A , in which the colorimeter chip views the light emitted from the projector after reflection from a display screen; 
         FIG. 12  is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of an ambient light measurement system; and 
         FIG. 13  is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a light emitting diode (LED) measurement and control application. 
     
    
    
     To facilitate understanding, identical reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate identical elements that are common to the figures. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The present invention includes various embodiments of a colorimeter having integral dye filters embedded onto a semiconductor chip. Dye filters include colorants pigments, dyes, and the like. Some embodiments described include a computer monitor calibration system, a home theatre display calibration system, a projector calibration system, an ambient light measurement system, a light emitting diode (LED) measurement and control application, and combinations thereof, each including a colorimeter having integral dye filters embedded onto a semiconductor chip. However, embodiments of the present invention have many applications in colorimetry in addition to these. Colorimetry is the science and practice of determining and specifying colors and quantitative analysis by color comparison. In colorimetry, colors can be described in numbers and physical color can be matched using a variety of measurement instruments, such as calorimeters, spectrophotometers, densitometers, and spectroradiometers. Colorimetry is used in many industries, including photography, soft-proofing, digital color communication, interior design, architecture, consumer electronics, chemistry, color printing, textile manufacturing, and paint manufacturing. A person of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the present invention is applicable to many applications of colorimetry in many industries and to many kinds of measurement instruments. 
     One embodiment is a color-measuring device, such as a colorimeter. The calorimeter is a solid-state device having light detectors and filters. Colorants are permanently deposited onto the solid-state device using methods familiar to those of ordinary skill in the art of manufacturing solid-state light detectors. The device has an output of spectral responses that are linearly combined to approximate CIE or CIE-like color-matching functions. Some examples of CIE-like color matching functions include the CIE 1931 2-degree color-matching functions, CIE 1964 10-degree color-matching functions, or modifications of the CIE functions, such as derived by D. Judd (1951) or by J. J Vos (1978). In one embodiment, the colorants are in the form of dyes or pigments. In one embodiment, the filters include a number of colorants of various thicknesses and in various combinations. The colorants are permanently deposited onto either a single detector or a plurality of detectors on the device. 
     One embodiment is a method of designing such a color-measuring device. A solution of combinations of colorants is derived, where the solution maximizes the number of combinations of colorants used singly and minimizes the combinations of colorants. In one embodiment, this method is computational and may operate on a processor. In one embodiment, the method results in a selection of the best or the optimum combination of colorants according to predetermined criteria. The combination of colorants is used on the light detectors, which have known responses to light photons. The colorants are computationally selected from a larger set of colorants. The computation takes into account the combined response of the colorants and the detectors to select the best or optimum solution so that the output of the device has spectral responses that are close to or approximate CIE or CIE-like color-matching functions and so that the performance of the device meets predetermined criteria. 
       FIG. 1  is a top view of an exemplary embodiment of a configuration  100  of dye filter layers  102  on a semiconductor chip, (e.g., a light-to-frequency semiconductor device) having photodetectors (not shown; see  FIG. 2B ). Photodetectors are also known as photodiodes, photosensor elements, and photodetecting elements. The semiconductor chip  104  has a standard 8-pin  108  integrated circuit package. There are many possible configurations  100  of three or more dye filter layers  102  and  FIG. 1  illustrates one possible configuration  100 . In  FIG. 1 , there are 64 dye filter layers  102  that are integral with 64 photodetectors in an 8×8 grid pattern. Each photodetector is covered by one of four types of absorptive colorant filters, e.g., F 1   110 , F 2   112 , F 3   114 , and F 4   116 . In  FIG. 1 , 16 photodetectors are covered by red F 1   110  filters, 16 photodetectors are covered by green F 2   112  filters, 16 photodetectors are covered by dark blue F 3   114  filters, and 16 photodetectors are covered by yellow F 4   116  filters. The dark blue F 3   114  filters are a double layer: one layer of cyan and one layer of magenta. The red F 1   110 , green F 2   112 , and yellow F 4   116  filters are a single layer. Other embodiments include more or less types of filters. Each of the filters can be a single or multiple layer structure (e.g.,  FIGS. 2   b  and  3   b ). 
       FIG. 2A  is a top view of an exemplary embodiment of another configuration  200  of dye filter layers  102  on a semiconductor chip  104  having photodetectors (not shown; see  FIG. 2B ). The semiconductor chip  104  has a standard 8-pin  108  integrated circuit package. Other embodiments have a different number of pins. In  FIG. 2A , each photodetector is covered by one of four types of integral absorptive colorant layers  102 , (i.e., F 1   110 , F 2   112 , F 3   114 , and F 4   116 ), each of which may be a single or multiple layer structure. Colorants include pigments, dyes, and the like. F 1   110  is a single red layer, F 2   112  is a single green layer, F 3   114  is a dark blue layer (as seen from the top) that is a double layer of cyan and magenta (as seen from the side in  FIG. 2B ) and F 4   116  is a single yellow layer. 
       FIG. 2B  is a side view of  FIG. 2A , showing a cross section of the dye filter layers  102 . In this exemplary embodiment, the semiconductor chip  104  includes a semiconductor substrate  202  constructed (e.g., by depositing) with four photodetectors  204  and four dye filter layers  102 . Each dye filter layer  102  is integral with one of the photodetectors  204 . In  FIG. 2B , F 1   110 , F 2   112 , and F 4   116  are single-layer structures, while F 3   114  is a double-layer structure. F 1   110  is a single red layer, F 2   112  is a single green layer, F 3   114  is a double cyan and magenta layer, and F 4   116  is a single yellow layer. In other embodiments, there are at least three photodetectors  204  with corresponding dye filters  102 . In other embodiments, the dye filter layers  102  may have various layer structures with any number of layers and each filter may be a single or multiple layer structure (i.e., two or more layers). 
       FIG. 3A  is a top view of an exemplary embodiment of yet another configuration  300  of dye filter layers  102  on a semiconductor chip  104  constructed with five photodetectors  204  and five dye filter layers  102 . Each dye filter layer  102  is integral with one of the photodetectors  204 . 
       FIG. 3B  is a side view of  FIG. 3A . In this exemplary embodiment, the semiconductor chip  104  includes a semiconductor substrate  202  constructed with five photodetectors  204  and five dye filter layers  102 . Each dye filter layer  102  covers one of the photodetectors  204 . In  FIG. 3B , F 2   112  is a single-layer structure, while F 1   110 , F 3   114 , F 4   116 , and F 5   300  are double-layer structures. Other embodiments may have three or more dye filter layers  102 , each layer being at least a single layer with at least one layer being a double layer. 
       FIGS. 4-8  illustrate the process of computing the measured X, Y, &amp; Z tristimulus values using the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B . 
       FIG. 4  is a graph of exemplary filter transmission values for the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B .  FIG. 4  shows the transmission of 4 filter functions, F 1 , F 2 , F 3 , &amp; F 4 . The photosensitive colors PSC® colorants listed in  FIG. 4  are a family of pigments that are commonly used for producing color filter layers on semiconductor devices. Similarly, the Dyed (PSD™) colorants, which include cyan, magenta, and yellow colorants, are a family of dyes commonly used for producing color filter layers on semiconductor devices. Other embodiments may include any other pigments, dyes, and colorants suitable for construction of a semiconductor device. 
       FIG. 5  is a graph of exemplary ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) filter transmission values and the normalized silicon photodetector response for the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B . Also plotted is a typical silicon photodiode spectral response function.  FIG. 5  shows the transmission of the UV and IR filters that are needed to narrow the spectral range of the light that reaches the colorimeter chip. 
       FIG. 6  is a graph of an exemplary normalized filter detector response for the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B . These response functions are obtained by multiplying the filter transmissions shown in  FIG. 4  with the UV and IR and silicon photodetector functions shown in  FIG. 5 . 
       FIG. 7  is a graph comparing a best fit of the response functions of the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B  to the 1931 2-degree CIE color-matching functions. This fit was obtained by performing a least squares fit to the CIE functions using the response functions shown in  FIG. 6 . 
       FIG. 8A  is a list of an exemplary set of equations to calculate tristimulus values using the exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 2A and 2B . The set of equations is as follows uses the best fit least squares coefficients for calculating the X, Y, &amp; Z tristimulus values.
   X =( F 1detector* C   x1 )+( F 2detector* C   x2 )+( F 3detector* C   x3 )+( F 4detector* C   x4 );   Y =( F 1detector* C   Y1 )+( F 2detector* C   Y2 )+( F 3detector* C   Y3 )+( F 4detector* C   Y4 );   Z =( F 1detector* C   x1 )+( F 2detector* C   Z2 )+( F 3detector* C   Z3 )+( F 4detector* C   Z4 ); 
       FIG. 8B  is a table of exemplary coefficients computed using the equations of  FIG. 8A  for the best fit of  FIG. 7 . The table is as follows and shows example values of the best fit coefficients C jk . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 C x1  = 
                 0.020482 
                 C y1  = 
                 0.006561 
                 C z1  = 
                 0.003158 
               
               
                 C x2  = 
                 −0.081360 
                 C y2  = 
                 0.017303 
                 C z2  = 
                 0.007581 
               
               
                 C x3  = 
                 0.077814 
                 C y3  = 
                 0.001845 
                 C z3  = 
                 0.503504 
               
               
                 C x4  = 
                 0.096484 
                 C y4  = 
                 0.049131 
                 C z4  = 
                 −0.006500 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Various exemplary embodiments may be generated using a method for designing a calorimeter having integral CIE color-matching filters. This method can be used to calculate filter layer structure and thicknesses of layers. A set of channels is determined from a plurality of channels so that a linear combination of the set of channels matches a set of CIE-like target color-matching functions within a tolerance. Each channel integrates at least one detector and at least one filter onto a single semiconductor substrate. A set of filters is determined for each channel. Each filter is an absorptive filter and each filter has at least one layer. There is at least one channel in which the filter has a double layer. A thickness is determined for each layer. A colorant is determined for each layer from a set of colorants. With a sufficiently high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), good accuracy was obtained for a colorimeter with at least three or four filters with each filter being at least a single layer and one layer being a double layer. This provided the best approximation to the CIE-like target color-matching functions with the least cost. Other exemplary embodiments of calorimeters having good performance and accuracy included a single double coated filter layer and three single coated filter layers, two double coated layers and two single coated filter layers and three double coasted and one single coated filter layers. Some exemplary embodiments had filter layer thicknesses between about 0.50 and 2.00 microns. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various other combinations of layer structures and thicknesses are also within the scope of the present invention. 
       FIG. 9A  shows an exemplary embodiment of a computer monitor calibration system  900 . In this exemplary embodiment, the computer monitor calibration system  900  includes a host computer system  902 . The host computer system  902  includes a computer processing unit (CPU)  904  and a monitor under test  906 . The CPU  904  is running a monitor calibration application and controls the red, green, and blue output to the monitor under test  906 . The monitor under test  906  emits red, green, and blue light that travels through a light baffle  908 , an infrared light filter  910 , and an ultraviolet light filter  912  and then, toward a colorimeter chip  914  with integral dye filters. The light baffle  908  restricts the angle of the light detected and the infrared light filter  910  and the ultraviolet light filter  912  restricts the spectral range of the light detected by the colorimeter chip  914 . However, other embodiments may include none of these or one or more of these filters or other filters in different orders or arrangements, as needed. The colorimeter chip  914  sends an input of raw count data to a microprocessor  916 , which sends channel selector input to the colorimeter chip  914 . The microprocessor  916  controls the colorimeter chip  914 . There is two-way communication (e.g., via cable, USB, or wireless means) between the microprocessor  916  and the CPU  904 . Although shown outside for illustrative purposes, the microprocessor  916  is located inside calibrator device housing. The microprocessor  916  sends command input and raw data output. The present invention is not limited to any particular arrangement of parts of the computer monitor calibration system. Nor is the present invention limited to computer monitor calibration systems, but includes various other colorimetry applications. Other embodiments include various other arrangements of the major components of the computer monitor system; for example, the CPU  904  and monitor  906  may be combined. 
       FIG. 9B  shows another exemplary embodiment of the computer monitor calibration system  900  of  FIG. 9A , in which the calorimeter chip and its controlling microprocessor are embedded within the computer monitor under test.  FIG. 9B  differs from the computer monitor calibration system  900  of  FIG. 9A  in that the colorimeter chip  914  and its microprocessor controller  916  are embedded in the monitor under test  906 . In other words, the calorimeter chip  914  is attached directly to the screen of the monitor under test  906  inside the housing of the monitor under test  906 . 
       FIG. 10A  shows an exemplary embodiment of a home theater display calibration system  1000 . A home theater display includes a plasma television (TV), Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) TV, Digital Light Processing™ (DLP®) TV, and the like. In this exemplary embodiment, the host computer CPU  904  is running a home theater calibration application. The video signal source  1002  for the home theater is a video source, such as a digital video disk (DVD) player or a video signal generator. The host computer CPU  904  sends command output to control the video signal source  1002 . The host computer CPU  904  has two-way communication with the microprocessor  916 . The microprocessor  916  is located in the calibrator device housing. The microprocessor  916  controls the colorimeter chip  914 , including sending channel selector input to the colorimeter chip  914 . The calorimeter  914  has integral dye filters and sends raw count data to the microprocessor  916 . The video signal source  1002  sends video signal output to a home theater display under test  1004 . The home theater display under test  1004  emits light toward the light baffle  908 . The light passes through the light baffle  908  to the infrared light filter  910 , the ultraviolet light filter  912  and, then, to the colorimeter chip  914 . One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that other embodiments may have more or less components in different arrangements for other colorimetry applications, yet these other embodiments are still within the inventive concept. 
       FIG. 10B  shows another exemplary embodiment of the home theatre display calibration system  1000  of  FIG. 10A , in which the calorimeter chip and its controlling microprocessor are embedded within the home theatre display under test. In this exemplary embodiment, the colorimeter chip  914  with integral dye filters, along with the infrared  910  and ultraviolet  912  light filters and other associated components, including the microprocessor controller  916 , are all located inside the housing of the home theater display under test  1004  that is being calibrated. In other words, the colorimeter chip  914  is attached directly to the display screen of the home theater display under test. In this arrangement, the light baffle  908  of  FIG. 10A  is likely not necessary. Likewise, other arrangements of different and varied components are also within the scope of the present invention. 
       FIG. 11A  is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a projector calibration system  1100 , in which the calorimeter chip views the light emitted from the projector directly. In this exemplary embodiment, the colorimeter chip  914  directly views the light emitted from a projector  1102 . The signal source is a projector driver  1104 , such as a computer video card or a video source, e.g., a DVD player or a video signal generator. The host computer CPU  904  sends command output to control the projector driver  1104 , which sends a signal output toward the projector  1102 . Light is emitted through a projector lens  1106  toward the light baffle  908 , infrared light filter  910 , ultraviolet light filter  9121 , and the colorimeter chip  914 . The host computer CPU  904  has two-way communication with the microprocessor  916 . The microprocessor receives raw count data from the colorimeter chip  914  and sends channel selector input to the colorimeter chip  914 . 
       FIG. 11B  shows another exemplary embodiment of the projector calibration system  1100  of  FIG. 11A , in which the colorimeter chip views the light emitted from the projector after reflection from a display screen. In this exemplary embodiment, the calorimeter chip  914  views the light reflected from a display screen  1108 , after the light was emitted from the projector  1102  through the projector lens  1106 . Likewise, other arrangements of different and varied components are also within the scope of the present invention. 
       FIG. 12  shows an exemplary embodiment of an ambient light measurement system  1200 . In this exemplary embodiment, there is no specific light emitter being calibrated. Instead, the ambient room light  1202  is being characterized in terms of, for example, luminance level and calorimetric readings. One of skill in the art will recognize that various arrangements of different and varied components of ambient light measurement systems  1200  are also within the scope of the present invention. 
       FIG. 13  shows an exemplary embodiment of a light emitting diode (LED) measurement and control application  1300 . In this exemplary embodiment, the host computer CPU  904  sends command input to a LED power supply and control unit  1302 , which provides power supply outputs to LEDs in an LED lighting array  1304 . Light emitted from the LEDs is directed toward the light baffle, infrared light filter  910 , ultraviolet light filter  912 , and calorimeter chip  914 . One of skill in the art will recognize that various arrangements of different and varied components of LED measurement and control applications  1300  are also within the scope of the present invention. 
     Various embodiments of tristimulus colorimeters on a single semiconductor chip having at least three detectors, each detector being coated by colorant filters, each filter having at least one layer and at least one filter having a double layer have been described. Colorimeters determine CIE tristimulus values of an incident light from inputs to the filters and detectors. Colorimeters having integral dye filters may be constructed on a single silicon chip embodying all the detectors and electronics, coated over each detector by a permanently deposited filter layer. Colorants may be directly deposited on the detectors, rather than using a plastic substrate for a filter. 
     The present invention has many advantages, including greater optical efficiency, increased lifetime, increased mechanical robustness, reduced cost of manufacture, and reduced cost of calibration. Greater optical efficiency is achieved, because the detectors can be abutted and need not be separated. This proximity reduces the requirements for diffusers and lenses that have in the past been required to homogenize the light over the large area of the composite sensor. Removing optical elements increases light throughput and efficiency for a given active area of the device. Because no glue and mechanical attachment is necessary, the lifetime is increased. Furthermore, constructing integral dye filters by, for example, depositing multiple materials on detectors increases the closeness of the color-matching functions of the spectral sensitivities of a calorimeter, increasing its accuracy. Reduced cost of calibration is achieved, because unit-to-unit uniformity is increased so that calibration of each unit is unnecessary. Instead, a few representative units in a lot can be calibrated. In addition, the small size of the colorimeter chip and its associated components allows the complete colorimeter to be embedded in the light emitting source that is to be measured, as shown in  FIGS. 9B and 10B  (and could also be embedded in the application shown in  FIG. 11A ). 
     Various applications, including a computer monitor calibration system, a home theatre display calibration system, a projector calibration system, an ambient light measurement system, and a light emitting diode (LED) measurement and control application have also been described. For example, a colorimeter having integral dye filters according to the present invention may be implemented in a device such as the Spyder2™, available from Datacolor, in Lawrenceville, N.J., which features a colorimeter for advanced amateurs, professionals, and consumers to calibrate monitors and to create International Color Consortium (ICC) or other industry-standard display profiles for cathode ray tube (CRT), LCD or notebook and/or projective displays. One of skill in the art will recognize that the present invention may be implemented in many other colorimetry applications in many industries. 
     While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof, and the scope thereof is determined by the claims that follow.