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US 2020/0367735 A1Published application
Imaging system and method using multicore fiber
AssigneeBar-Ilan University
InventorsZeev ZALEVSKY, Asaf SHAHMOON, Hamutal SLOVIN
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AssigneeBar-Ilan University
InventorsZeev ZALEVSKY, Asaf SHAHMOON, Hamutal SLOVIN
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The present invention provides a system for imaging an object comprising: an optical imaging unit for imaging an object on a detection array, the optical imaging unit defining an optical axis and comprising a multicore fiber configured to collect light from the object at an input edge of the multicore fiber and transfer collected light to an output edge of the multicore fiber; a displacing unit configured to shift the input edge of the multicore fiber relatively to the object in a plane substantially perpendicular to the optical axis to obtain a set of shifted images of the object; and an operating unit configured to operate the displacing unit by setting a shifting amplitude to either a first amplitude inferior or equal to the diameter of a core of the multicore fiber or a second amplitude superior or equal to the diameter of the multicore fiber.
A system for imaging an object comprising:
The system according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a processing unit connectable to the detection array and configured to receive and process data indicative of the set of shifted images for obtaining a combined image of the object by interlacing one or more of said shifted images, said combined image having the improved resolution and/or field of view.
The system according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising a display unit for displaying at least one of the images.
The system according to anyone of the preceding claims, wherein the operating unit comprises an input utility configured to receive input from a user defining whether the field of view or resolution of the imaging is to be improved.
The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the operating unit further comprises:
The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the multicore fiber is either a fiber bundle or a photonic crystal.
The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the multicore fiber has a polygonal cross section defining two opposite substantially parallel facets.
A method for imaging an object comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.