Abstract:
The invention makes it possible to determine the colour to be given particularly to a dental prosthesis from the measurement of the colour of adjacent teeth in the mouth of the patient. An optical fiber instrument (44) senses the light reflected by a tooth (50) and transmits the light to the input of a spectrocolorimeter (12, 14) associated with a microprocessor (10) in order to determine the spectral reflectance diffused by the tooth and to calculate the trichromatic components of its apparent colours for various types of lighting. The invention applies particularly to the determination of colours of dental prostheses.
Abstract:
A detection device comprises a chip holder, a light source, a light-guide rod, a wavelength separation filter, and an optical sensor. Given the relationship between the angle of incidence and light intensity of fluorescence on a light reception surface of the optical sensor, the optical transmittance of the wavelength separation filter at the dominant wavelength of the rays of fluorescence incident on the light reception surface at a peak angle of incidence at which the light intensity is the highest is greater than the optical transmittance of the wavelength separation filter at the dominant wavelength of the rays of excitation light incident on the light reception surface at the peak angle of incidence and is higher than the optical transmittance of the wavelength separation filter at the dominant wavelength of the rays of fluorescence incident on the light reception surface at an angle of incidence of 0 DEG.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the detection of sparks in a channel where material flows. A spark sensing device (2) is positioned in connection with channel where material flows in a flowing direction. The spark sensing device comprises a sensor element (6) and an optical element (7) that transfers a radiation of a spark to the sensor element. The optical element is made of optically transparent material. The optical element is such that it shapes the collection beam of the sensor element to be asymmetrical whereby the viewing angle of the sensor element is wider in a direction transverse to the flowing direction (B) than in the flowing direction.
Abstract:
Devices are known for determining the concentration of at least one gas in a sample gas stream, having an analysis chamber (10) into which the sample gas stream and a reaction gas stream can be introduced, a detector (48) which measures the optical radiation emitted by the reaction, and a connecting channel (22) via which the analysis chamber (10) is connected to the detector (48). In order to increase the efficiency and measuring accuracy of these devices and to avoid deposits on the walls of the analysis chamber (10) the invention proposes forming the connecting channel (22) as a light conductor (26) which extends from the analysis chamber (10) to the detector (48).
Abstract:
A multi-channel fluorescence measuring optical system and a multi-channel fluorescence sample analyzer using the optical system are provided. The multi-channel fluorescence measuring optical system, which irradiates light onto a plurality of sample channels and detecting fluorescence radiated from samples, includes: a light source (60a-d); an integrator (70) for giving the light irradiated from the light source a uniform intensity distribution; a sample holder (80) having a plurality of sample channels on which the samples (m) are mounted, wherein the samples are exited by the light emitted from the integrator; and a beam splitter (75) between the integrator and the sample holder for dividing the incident light in a predetermined ratio. Since the light intensities of fluorescence images are detected using optical fiber bundles (85a-d) and photodiodes (89a-d), the manufacturing cost can be greatly reduced, and the optical system can be miniaturized.
Abstract:
A fuel injector for a gas turbine combustor is disclosed which includes a feed arm having a flange for mounting the injector within the combustor and a fuel nozzle (26) depending from the feed arm for injecting fuel into the combustor for combustion. An optical sensor array is operatively associated with the fuel nozzle for observing combustor flame characteristics. The optical sensor array includes a plurality of sapphire rods (194) positioned to be close enough to the combustor flame to oxidize soot deposits thereon.