Apparatus and Method
AssigneeThe University of Lincoln
InventorsNigel Allinson, Thalis Anaxagoras
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a substrate (110), the substrate having: a source (141) for generating electromagnetic radiation for illuminating an object; a detector (120) for detecting a response, such as scattered or fluorescent radiation, by the object to illumination by the electromagnetic radiation; and a least one conduit (150) formed through at least a portion of the substrate for transmission of electromagnetic radiation therethrough in a path from the source to the object or a path from the object to the detector, wherein the source and the detector are not in direct line of sight of one another.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a substrate, the substrate having:
- a source for generating an inspection medium for illuminating a subject object;
- a detector for detecting a response by the subject object to illumination by the inspection medium;
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- at least one optical conduit formed through at least a portion of the substrate for transmission of inspection medium therethrough in a path from the source to the subject object or a path from the subject object to the detector, the conduit being arranged wherein the source and detector are not in direct line of sight of one another.
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A method, comprising:
- generating, via a source of a substrate, an inspection medium for illuminating a subject object;
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- detecting, via a detector of the substrate, a response by the subject object to illumination by the inspection medium;
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- stopping the inspection medium from directly irradiating the detector by causing the inspection medium to pass through an optical conduit formed through at least a portion of the substrate as the inspection medium travels from the source to the subject object or from the subject object to the detector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.