US 12,271,004 B2
Imager and spot sampler with translatable stage
Timothy Moggridge, Victoria (CA); and Chad Greene, Ottawa (CA)
Assigned to Westboro Photonics Inc., Ottawa (CA)
Appl. No. 18/576,249
Filed by Westboro Photonics Inc., Ottawa (CA)
PCT Filed Jul. 14, 2022, PCT No. PCT/CA2022/051101
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 3, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/283742, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 19, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/221,758, filed on Jul. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0264454 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/55 (2023.01); G01J 3/02 (2006.01); G01J 3/28 (2006.01); G02B 7/00 (2021.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); H04N 17/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 27/108 (2013.01) [G01J 3/021 (2013.01); G01J 3/0218 (2013.01); G01J 3/0237 (2013.01); G01J 3/0243 (2013.01); G01J 3/2823 (2013.01); G02B 7/006 (2013.01); H04N 17/002 (2013.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); G02B 6/4298 (2013.01)] 45 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical device comprising:
one or more lenses providing a first image focal plane;
a mirror providing a second image focal plane of the one or more lenses;
a pixelated detector at the first image focal plane, the pixelated detector being taller, wider or both taller and wider than the mirror;
a translation stage upon which the mirror is mounted; and
an optical fiber positioned so that an entrance face of the optical fiber is in the second image focal plane;
wherein the translation stage translates the mirror between a position in which it provides the second image focal plane and a position in which it does not provide the second image focal plane.