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Apparatus, methods, and computer programs for obtaining an image of a sample

US11885616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2019
Grant dateJan 30, 2024
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/90
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus comprising means for: causing illumination of different areas of a sample with an optical frequency imaging beam at different positions at different times, wherein adjacent positions are configured to cause the corresponding areas to at least partially overlap; receiving signals indicative of back-scattering of the optical frequency imaging beam from the sample at the different times; and processing the received signals to obtain an image of the sample, wherein processing the received signals compensates for phase variations between the different positions at the different times using a matched filter derived from a scattering model of the sample.

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