Wavelength dependent detection of light source distortion in an imaging system

An imaging system, comprising:

• a plurality of optical sensors on an integrated circuit, wherein the plurality of optical sensors are arranged in an array, wherein the array comprises a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns;
• a plurality of sets of filters configured atop the plurality of sensors, wherein each filter of a set of filters is associated with a corresponding optical sensor of the array of optical sensors to provide a filter/sensor pair, wherein each filter of a set of filters is further configured to pass a target wavelength range of light;
• an interface configured to interface and communicate with the plurality of optical sensors;
• memory that stores operational instructions;
• and
• processing circuitry operably coupled to the interface and to the memory, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to execute the operational instructions to:
• for each filter/sensor pair associated with a same target wavelength of light, sample at least a portion of an image sequentially on a row-by-row basis at a predetermined sampling rate to produce row-by-row sample outputs, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to initiate sampling at least some rows of the plurality of rows of optical sensors using different time stamps.