Method for operating an optical filter in multiple modes
AssigneeChemImage Technologies LLC
InventorsThomas Voigt, Michael Fuhrman, Lei Shi
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Abstract
A method for operating an optical filter in multiple modes. In one embodiment, an optical filter may be operated in a sensitivity mode to thereby generate a white light image representative of a region of interest. The optical filter may then be operated in a specificity mode to thereby generate a hyperspectral image representative of said region of interest. The white light image and the hyperspectral image may be fused to generate a hybrid image that provides morphological and hyperspectral data. The white light image and the hyperspectral image may be generated using a single detector, eliminating the need for image realignment.
Claims19
A method for operating an optical system comprising:
- operating an optical filter in a sensitivity mode to thereby generate at least one white light image representative of a region of interest;
- operating said optical filter in a specificity mode to thereby generate at least one hyperspectral image representative of said region of interest;
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- fusing said white light image and said hyperspectral image to thereby generate a hybrid image representative of said region of interest.
A method for operating an optical system comprising:
- operating an optical filter in a sensitivity mode to thereby generate at least one white light image representative of a region of interest, wherein said sensitivity mode comprises opening a plurality of bandpasses of said optical filter;
- operating an optical filter in a specificity mode to thereby generate at least one hyperspectral image representative of said region of interest, wherein said specificity mode comprises opening one bandpass of said optical filter, and
- wherein said white light image and said hyperspectral image are obtained without realigning said optical system;
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- fusing said white light image and said hyperspectral image to thereby generate a hybrid image representative of said region of interest.
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