Patent ID: 8426800

Claim:
An integrating optical system, comprising: a housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being coupled to the second portion; a chamber having a volume and formed within the first portion and the second portion when coupled together, the chamber comprising a diffuse reflective material, wherein the first portion is separable from the second portion to allow insertion and removal of at least one light treatable object in and out of the chamber; at least one aperture formed in the chamber configured to couple to a light source and oriented to direct light from the light source to at least a first portion of the diffuse reflective material; and at least one holding structure coupled to the chamber and configured to support the at least one light treatable object within the volume at a location, wherein the diffuse reflective material, the at least one aperture and the location ensure that the light from the light source is diffusely reflected by at least one portion of the diffuse reflective material to integrate the light within the volume and impact the at least one light treatable object with substantially uniform light without movement of the at least one light treatable object.