DETECTION SYSTEM WITH ONE-PIECE OPTICAL ELEMENT

摘要

Detection system comprising an examination region, a one-piece optical element including a focusing portion to concentrate light received from the examination region and a guiding portion to homogenize light received from the focusing portion, and a detector configured to detect homogenized light received from the guiding portion. The optical element, interchangeably termed a concentrator, may collect incident light from a relatively large area and direct it towards a light sensor with a comparatively small active area.