US 7,321,109 B2
Characteristic and/or use-based electromagnetic radiation generation
Michael Shur, Latham, N.Y. (US); and Remigijus Gaska, Columbia, S.C. (US)
Assigned to Sensor Electronics Technology, Inc., Columbia, S.C. (US)
Filed on May 09, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/746,172.
Application 11/746172 is a continuation of application No. 10/830696, filed on Apr. 23, 2004, granted, now 7,235,766.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/465020, filed on Apr. 23, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2007/0284508 A1, Dec. 13, 2007
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01J 1/32 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 250—205  [250/221; 315/155] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of generating electromagnetic radiation, the method comprising:
continually generating electromagnetic radiation to illuminate an object, the electromagnetic radiation initially having a set of default attributes; and
repeatedly adjusting at least one attribute of the electromagnetic radiation based on a characteristic of the object, the adjusting including:
determining a set of desired attributes of the electromagnetic radiation based on the characteristic and an efficacy of the electromagnetic radiation to provide at least one of: a high resolution or a high contrast for an object having the characteristic; and
adjusting at least one attribute of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from an emitting element based on the set of desired attributes.