Apparatus for implementing confocal image using chromatic aberration lens
AssigneeKorea Photonics Technology Institute
InventorsIn-Hee Shin, Woo-Sub Song, Joo-Beom Eom
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a confocal imaging apparatus using a chromatic aberration lens, which is capable of quickly implementing multiple tomographic images by making it possible to quickly scan the entire object without moving the light source or the object. Since the present invention is configured to generate a three-dimensional image using multiple tomographic images by a chromatic aberration lens without moving the light source or the object up and down, there is an effect of remarkably shortening the time it takes to implement the multiple tomographic images.
Claims10
A confocal imaging apparatus using a chromatic aberration lens, the apparatus comprising:
- a light source unit configured to emit light;
- a splitter configured to
- transmit the light emitted from the light source unit, toward a first direction, and
- reflect the light emitted from the light source unit, toward a second direction;
- an image implementing unit having an integral unibody including a pin hole and a chromatic aberration lens that directly contacts with a first side of the pin hole,
- wherein the image implementing unit is
- disposed between the splitter and an object, on a same straight line as a traveling direction of the light emitted by the light source unit toward the splitter, and
- configured to receive light, which is transmitted by the splitter toward the first direction, and
- wherein the chromatic aberration lens is disposed between the first side of the pinhole and the object, and configured to generate chromatic aberration so that light guided from the splitter to the first side of the pin hole is focused at respective different positions of the object;
- and
- a detection unit configured to receive light, which is reflected by the splitter toward the second direction, and collect image information at respective different focuses corresponding to wavelengths of the light received by the detection unit.
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