Interferometric imaging system and method
| dc.contributor.assignee | Rice University | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | United States Patent and Trademark Office | en_US |
| dc.creator | Mittleman, Daniel M. | en_US |
| dc.creator | Johnson, Jon L. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-04T19:05:32Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2015-05-04T19:05:32Z | en_US |
| dc.date.filed | 2001-11-13 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2003-12-16 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A broadband imaging system is disclosed that provides greatly enhanced depth resolution through the use of phase shift interferometry. The system may comprise a transmitter, a splitter, a phase inverter, and a receiver. The transmitter transmits a signal pulse that is split into a measurement pulse and a reference pulse. The measurement pulse is applied to a sample, and a relative phase shift of approximately π radians is introduced between the measurement pulse and the reference pulse by the phase inverter. The measurement and reference pulses are then recombined to form a combined pulse that is detected by the receiver. The phase inverter may be a simple lens that introduces a Gouy phase shift by passing the measurement or reference pulse through a focal point. In this manner, a background-free measurement is provided, which provides a greatly enhanced sensitivity to small changes in the measurement waveform, regardless of origin. | en_US |
| dc.digitization.specifications | This patent information was downloaded from the US Patent and Trademark website (http://www.uspto.gov/) as image-PDFs. The PDFs were OCRed for access purposes. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 16 pp | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mittleman, Daniel M. and Johnson, Jon L., "Interferometric imaging system and method." Patent US6665075B2. issued 2003-12-16. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79858. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.patentID | US6665075B2 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79858 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.title | Interferometric imaging system and method | en_US |
| dc.type | Utility patent | en_US |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text | en_US |
| dc.type.genre | patents | en_US |
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