摘要 |
A machine (100) and methods (400) measure a characteristic of an optical signal (35) incident upon a detector (50) characterized by one or more dynamic response parameters. One method (400) receives (450) an output signal (60) from the detector (50) and compares (460) that output signal (60) and a computationally determined response (610, 710, 810, 910, 1110, 1210) of the detector (50) to a known optical signal incident upon the detector (50). The response (610, 710, 810, 910, 1110, 1210) is based on said one or more dynamic parameters. The method (400) determines (470) the characteristic based on a relationship between the output signal (60) and the computationally determined response (610, 710, 810, 910, 1110, 1210). Another method (400) observes (450) an output signal (60) from an optical detector (50) detecting one or more optical signals (35), accesses (410) a characteristic curve (610, 710, 810, 910, 1110, 1210) of detector response, compares (460) the observed output signal (60) to the characteristic curve (610, 710, 810, 910, 1110, 1210), and calculates (470) at least one characteristic of one or more optical signals (35) based on a relationship of the observed output signal (60) and the characteristic curve (610, 710, 810, 910, 1110, 1210). |