Abstract:
PURPOSE:To elevate the measuring accuracy of precise spectrophotometry while reducing the measuring time, by optically separating primary diffracted light and the secondary diffracted light obtained from a diffraction grating to draw them from different emission slits. CONSTITUTION:Radiation introduced from an incident slit 6 is introduced to a collimator/mirror 8 with a flat mirror 7 to form an image on a diffraction grating 1. The diffracted light 4 leaving the grating 1 is made incident into a cold mirror 9, for example, at an incident angle 45 deg.. When radiation is incident into the mirror 9 at 45 deg. to the normal, the mirror 9 is so arranged to allow the transmission of radiation with the wavelength of above 1,000nm while reflecting that therebelow to separate the optical path into the primary diffracted light 10 and the secondary diffracted light 11. The primary diffracted light 10 is introduced with a focusing mirror 12 and a flat mirror 13 to form an image of an incident slit 6 created by the diffracted light is formed on a first emission slit 14. The higher order of diffracted light 11 is introduced with a focusing mirror 15 and a flat mirror 16 to form an image of the emission slit 6 created by the diffracted light on a second emission slit 17.
Abstract:
Light of two different wavelengths is passed through or reflected from a member of the body so as to be modulated by the pulsatile blood flow therein. The amplitudes of the alternating current components of the logarithms of the respective light modulations are compared by taking their molecular extinction coefficients into account so as to yield the degree of oxygen saturation. By adding a third wavelength of light, the percentage of other absorbers in the blood stream such as a dye or carboxyhemoglobin can be measured. Fixed absorbers reduce the amount of light that passes through or is reflected from the body member by a constant amount and so have no effect on the amplitudes of the alternating current components that are used in making the measurements.
Abstract:
A light source and a method for its use in an optical sensor are provided, the light source including a resistively heated element. The light source includes a power circuit configured to provide a pulse width modulated voltage to the resistively heated element, the pulse width modulated voltage including: a duty cycle with a first voltage; and a pulse period including a period with a second voltage, wherein: the duty cycle, the first voltage, and the pulse period are selected so that the resistively heated element is heated to a first temperature; and the first temperature is selected to emit black body radiation in a continuum spectral range. Also provided is an optical sensor for determining a chemical composition including a light source as above.
Abstract:
Methods and optical detection systems (200, 300, 800, 900) for generating and processing a real-time time-domain cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS) signal (831, 931) from an absorbing species in an optical detection system (200, 300, 800, 900) having an optical ringdown cavity (200, 300) are disclosed. The optical ringdown cavity (200, 300) is adapted for accepting a sample of an absorbing species. One or more modulated light signals (241,243,245,341) are generated using one or more light sources (240, 242, 244, 340). The light source(s) (240, 242, 244, 340) is pulsed at a specified pulse rate(s). The modulated light signal(s) (241,243,245, 341) is resonated using the optical ringdown cavity (200, 300) comprising a plurality of mirrors(220, 230), or sets of mirrors (320, 330), to produce the CRDS signal (831, 931). The reflectivity of the mirrors (220, 230), or sets of mirrors (320, 330), is dependent upon the pulse rate of the modulated light signals (241,243,245,341). Different beamlines (212, 214, 216, 312, 314, 316) are established by the modulated light signal(s) (241,243,245, 341) and the mirrors (220, 230, 320, 330) interacting with the absorbing species sample.
Abstract:
A method for detection, classification and differentiation of inflammation and tumor in animal body tissue, the method comprising: illuminating a region of interest with incident light beams of at least two different wave-bands each of which is in a range in which at least one of the scattering and the absorbing properties of tissue of said region of interest are sensitive to light radiation; (b) sensing, with a sensor unit, reflected light of said least two different wave-bands that is reflected from said region of interest; and (c) determining a presence of irregular tissue in said region of interest based upon identification of at least one local absorbance data in at least one of said least two different wave-bands that is indicative of the present state of tissue inside in body.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Leuchteinheit für einen Gasdetektor, welche eine Lichtquelle (110) für linear polarisierte Lichtstrahlung (111) und ein Gehäuse (400) mit einem Austrittsfenster (120) aufweist, wobei die Wellenlänge der von der Lichtquelle (110) abgestrahlten Lichtstrahlung (111) einstellbar ist, wobei die Lichtquelle (110) so in dem Gehäuse angeordnet ist, dass die Hauptabstrahlrichtung (OA) der Lichtquelle (110) mit einer Normalen (N) auf der Haupterstreckungsebene (HE) des Austrittsfensters (120) einen Neigungswinkel (φ) zwischen 10° und 50° einschließt und die Polarisationsrichtung (P) der Lichtstrahlung mit der Einfallsebene auf das Austrittsfenster (120) einen Rotationswinkel (θ) zwischen 22,5° und 67,5° einschließt.
Abstract:
A spectroscopic method (100) and spectroscopy system (200) therefrom for analyzing samples (298). A sample includes a first chemical component that has a characteristic first absorption peak is provided (101). The sample is irradiated (102) in a measurement waveband proximate to the first absorption peak, and at a first and a second reference waveband where the first chemical component lacks characteristic absorption features. Reflected or transmitted detection data is obtained (103) including a measured power proximate to the first absorption peak and first and second reference powers at the reference wavebands. A plurality of different waveband ratios are evaluated (104) using pairs of detection data to generate a plurality of measured waveband ratio values. A parameter of the first chemical component is then determined (105) by evaluating a multidimensional polynomial calibration equation that relates the parameter of the first chemical component to the plurality of different waveband ratios by substituting the measured waveband ratio values into the calibration relation.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for detecting, by absorption spectroscopy, an isotopic ratio of a sample, by passing first and second laser beams of different frequencies through the sample. Two IR absorption cells are used, a first containing a reference gas of known isotopic ratio and the second containing a sample of unknown isotopic ratio. An interlacer or reflective chopper may be used so that as the laser frequencies are scanned the absorption of the sample cell and the reference cell are detected alternately. This ensures that the apparatus is continuously calibrated and rejects the baseline noise when phase sensitive detection is used.
Abstract:
A cartridge (10, 60, 80, 110, 130, 140, 170, 180, 200, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 240, 242, 246, 280, 282, 300) and cartridge system (220) for use in an apparatus (12) for analyzing a sample (16) is provided. The cartridge has one or more light sources (18) and/or optical systems (22, 34, 84, 120, 162) and other components that are specific for a certain type of application such as fluorescence, absorbance, or luminescence. The light source, optical systems, and other components for a specific application are housed in a single cartridge. The system has a plurality of cartridges for different applications for a multimode instrument. The cartridges are removably engaged with the apparatus in a "plug-in" format such that one cartridge may be removed from the apparatus and another cartridge may be easily installed.
Abstract:
A light meter (200) for detecting two or more different wavelengths of light and methods for determining whether a light source configured to emit light at two or more dominant wavelengths is working properly. The inventive light meter (200) includes a housing (201), two or more receiving means (202, 204), for example, LEDs for receiving light energy emitted by an external light source wherein each receiving LED (202, 204) is configured to receive light energy of a desired wavelength, and display means, for example LED bar displays (206) for providing a visual indication of the existence and intensity of one or more wavelengths of light energy received by the receiving means.