Coherent optical imaging for detecting neural signatures and medical imaging applications using common-path coherent optical techniques
US10667692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H30/40
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Example apparatuses and methods relating to imaging systems are provided. An example imaging system may include an optical source configured to generate an optical beam, a beam splitter configured to split the optical beam into a reference beam and an object beam, and a beam combiner configured to route a combined beam with reference beam and object beam components along a common path into a target medium. In this regard, the target medium may act upon the combined beam to form a common path interference beam. The example imaging system may further include an imaging sensor configured to receive the common path interference beam and generate common path interference beam data associated with the common path interference beam, and an image data processor configured to analyze the common path interference beam data to generate image data describing the target medium.
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