Apparatus for analyzing a media, and associated egg identification apparatus and method

An apparatus (100) for interrogating a media to be analyzed, such as an avian egg, is provided. Such an apparatus (100) includes an emitter assembly (200) configured to emit light toward a media. The emitter assembly has a first emitter source (210) configured to emit a first light signal and a second emitter source (220) configured to emit a second light signal. The first and second light signals are transmitted through the media in phase quadrature. A detector assembly (300) is configured to detect the first and second light signals transmitted through the media. The detector assembly (300) is further configured to resolve a relative or absolute amplitude of each of the first and second light signals. A processor (600) is configured to process the detected signal to identify a property of the media using at least one of the relative and absolute amplitudes of the first and second light signals. An associated method is also provided. Figure 5 (1) Tek AFG3022(ARBITRARY FUNCTION GENERATOR 160 IF-io 000DO~]0Io 1 I7l-~ 0 0 00010001 oo [0 REF (B) (2) SRS LD(5O1 LASER DIODE (ONTROLLER (3b) (2)1SRSLD(5 A DIOD CONTROLLERR (4a) 8 205 209 20700 (4A) VC. 0008m0°° __15 (sB=EI 00 8 i0 i 500 d4 -(0 (4a) 22 1 (10) SRS SR850 LO(K-IN AMPLIFIER -95 (6) RI - FIG. (E)000 0FI 57.8 00000 °0°