Abstract:
Imaging of a turbid object utilizes interference among the modulation wavefronts of a plurality of modulated light rays propagating through the object by diffusion and having predetermined phases relative to one another. A computer controlled phase and amplitude selecting device, such as a zone plate, is used to modulate light rays at appropriate phases in order to obtain constructive interference only at a predetermined portion of the object, including one or more preselected voxels. The rays reflected from (or diffusively transmitted through) the predetermined portion are received simultaneously at a detector, thus providing simultaneously all the data necessary to describe or image the portion. A single detector element may be used to detect the scattered reflected or transmitted light from the portion and to generate a signal representing the amplitude and phase characteristics for the modulation wavefront, thereby to provide absorption (and other) characteristics descriptive of the portion. An array of detectors may be used to detect the light from a plurality of individual voxels simultaneously and to provide such characteristics for each of the voxels. By dynamically controlling the phase and amplitude selecting device, the voxels selected for imaging are changed without mechanical scanning. Light rays having different frequencies may be modulated to provide complete absorption spectra for an arbitrarily selected portion of the object.
Abstract:
An optical phantom produces a time-resolved diffuse reflectance spectrum and includes: a light source; a spatial light modulator; and an optical delay line including optical fibers of different length that produce different time-of-flight distributions, such that different time-of-flight distributions are combined and produce phantom light having the time-resolved diffuse reflectance spectrum.
Abstract:
Focusing a generated radiation signal on a detector is effected by a curvilinear surface. The radiation beam signal from the reflected surface is collimated or focused on the detector. Light scattered, Raman scattered, fluorescence, chemiluminescence, phosphorescence radiation signals from particles as a result of a chemical procedure or reaction is enhanced through this focusing technique. The enhanced signal which is detected is subsequently measured through different detection techniques.