Claims
- 1. A portable imaging system, comprising:
a sensor having a plurality of pixels; and an optical system that maps the plurality of pixels to an object field of view, the plurality of pixels are scaled to about a size of a diffraction-limited spot defined by the optical system.
- 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an excitation source including at least one of a light source, and a Luxeon Star.
- 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an enclosure for the optical system and the sensor.
- 4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a processor or computer that is adapted for at least one of operation within the enclosure and operation external to the enclosure in order to facilitate image generation.
- 5. The system of claim 2, further comprising a holographic element to facilitate generation of an image.
- 6. The system of claim 1, the optical system and the sensor are associated with a digital camera.
- 7. The system of claim 1, the sensor is adapted for at least red, green, blue, and at least one other color.
- 8. The system of claim 1, the optical system and sensor are employed in at least one of a remote medicine application and an industrial application.
- 9. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one of an objective turret, a manual or automatic adjustment, an iris control, a projection module, and an illumination module.
- 10. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one of an AC or DC power supply.
- 11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a port for transferring digital images. between locations or devices.
- 12. The system of claim 11, the port is associated with at least one of a parallel port, a wireless port, a printer port, a USB port, and a Firewire port.
- 13. A digital camera, comprising:
a sensor having a plurality of pixels; and a lens configuration that maps the plurality of pixels to an object field of view, the plurality of pixels are correlated to about a size of a diffraction-limited spot defined by the lens configuration.
- 14. The digital camera of claim 13, the pixels are associated with at least four colors.
- 15. A microscopic imaging system, comprising:
a light source to illuminate a specimen; a diffuser associated with the light source; an optical medium to magnify the specimen; and a sensor having a plurality of pixels for receiving light from the specimen in accordance with the optical medium.
- 16. The system of claim 15, further comprising a memory to store information from the pixels.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/189,326 which was filed Jul. 2, 2002 entitled IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY EMPLOYING RECIPROCAL SPACE OPTICAL DESIGN, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/900,218, which was filed Jul. 6, 2001, entitled IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY EMPLOYING RECIPROCAL SPACE OPTICAL DESIGN, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Continuation in Parts (2)
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