Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Determining polarization rotation characteristics of a sample taking into consideration a transmission dispersion
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Application No.: US15536469Application Date: 2015-11-10
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Publication No.: US10267727B2Publication Date: 2019-04-23
- Inventor: Martin Ostermeyer
- Applicant: Anton Paar Optotec GmbH
- Applicant Address: DE Seelze-Letter
- Assignee: Anton Paar Optotec GmbH
- Current Assignee: Anton Paar Optotec GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Seelze-Letter
- Agency: Smith Tempel Blaha LLC
- Agent Robert A. Blaha
- Priority: DE102014119235 20141219
- International Application: PCT/EP2015/076205 WO 20151110
- International Announcement: WO2016/096249 WO 20160623
- Main IPC: G01N21/21
- IPC: G01N21/21 ; G01N21/27 ; G01N21/31 ; G01J4/00

Abstract:
Optical measuring system for determining polarization-optical properties of a sample, which comprises a polarization state generator (PSG) which is configured for preparing a measuring light which is propagating along an analysis beam path with a defined polarization state; a sample receptacle which is arranged downstream of the PSG in the analysis beam path and which is adapted for receiving the sample; a polarization state analyzer (PSA) which is arranged downstream of the sample receptacle in the analysis beam path; a detector which is arranged downstream of the PSA in the analysis beam path for detecting the measuring light, wherein the PSA and the detector are configured for capturing a polarization rotation αP(λeff) of the measuring light which is caused by the sample; and an evaluation and control unit for evaluating measuring signals from the detector and/or PSA and/or PSG, wherein a wavelength-spectrum of the measuring light contains at least a first wavelength λ1 and a second wavelength λ2, wherein the detector is configured for detecting measuring light with the first wavelength separated from measuring light with the second wavelength, and wherein the evaluation and control unit is configured for calculating a polarization rotation αP(λ0) of the measuring light which is caused by the sample at a standardized wavelength λ0 in dependency from (a) a first polarization rotation αP(λ1) at the first wavelength λ1, (b) a second polarization rotation αP(λ2) at the second wavelength λ2, (c) a first transmission T(λ1) at the first wavelength λ1, and (d) a second transmission T(λ2) at the second wavelength λ2.
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