Abstract: An optical analysis system and process are disclosed. The optical analysis system includes one or more optical filter mechanisms disposed to receive light from a light source and a detector mechanism configured for operative communication with the one or more optical filter mechanisms, the operative communication permitting measurement of properties of filtered light, filtered by the one or more optical filter mechanisms followed by optical filtering by the mosaic optical filter mechanism from the light received. The one or more optical filter mechanisms are configured so that the magnitude of the properties measured by the detector mechanism is proportional to information carried by the filtered light. The process uses the optical analysis system.