SPATIALLY VARIABLE LIGHT SOURCE AND SPATIALLY VARIABLE DETECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

An improved compact spectrometer system comprising a spatially variable detector and/or a spatially variable light source is disclosed. The spatially variable detector can comprise a first plurality of similar spaced apart detector regions having similar detectable wavelength ranges and a second plurality of different spaced apart detector regions having different detectable wavelength ranges that are different from the similar detectable wavelength ranges. The spatially variable light source can comprise a first plurality of similar spaced apart lighting regions emitting light of similar detectable wavelength ranges and a second plurality of different spaced apart lighting regions emitting light of different detectable wavelength ranges that are different from the similar detectable wavelength ranges. The disparity in measured light intensity along the spatially variable detector and the disparity in emitted light intensity along the spatially variable light source can be determined and adjusted.