Abstract: An optical analysis system, optical device, and optical analysis process are disclosed. The system includes one or more optical filter mechanisms disposed to receive light from a light source and a detector mechanism in operative communication with the one or more optical filter mechanisms to measure properties of filtered light, filtered by the one or more optical filter mechanisms from the received light. 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 light filtered. The device is capable of including one of the one or more optical filter mechanisms in the system. The process is capable of relying upon the system, filtering light, and measuring properties of the filtered light.