Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a portable and/or handheld bioagent detector and methodology described herein that is based in part on advanced Raman Chemical Imaging ("RCI") technology. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the detection system may include a fiber array spectral translator ("FAST") and may also include a probe which may include a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) camera. The probe alleviates the need to place the main instrument close to an unconfined release of a potentially hazardous material and facilitates analysis of a sample that is situated in a hard-to-reach location while minimizing contamination of the detector and operator.
Abstract:
A method for obtaining a target color measurement using an electronic image capturing device comprising the steps of: (1) determining one or more of a field correction array, level correction vectors, a color correction matrix, and a calibration correction and; (2) adjusting a target color measurement based upon one or more of a field correction array, level correction vector, a color correction matrix, and a calibration correction to obtain a corrected color target measurement.
Abstract:
Capteur pour spectromètre, comprenant des moyens optiques sur lesquels est acheminé un faisceau source de lumière excitatrice et à partir desquels est émis un faisceau cible vers un échantillon à analyser, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens optiques sont mobiles de façon à permettre de faire varier la direction dudit faisceau cible.
Abstract:
The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for compact dispersive imaging spectrometer. More specifically, one embodiment of the disclosure relates to a portable system for obtaining a spatially accurate wavelength-resolved image of a sample having a first and a second spatial dimension. The portable system can include a photon emission source (1105, 1110) for sequentially illuminating a plurality of portions of said sample with a plurality of photons to produce photons scattered by the sample. The photon emission source (1105, 1110) can illuminate the sample along the first spatial dimension for each of plural predetermined positions of the second spatial dimension. The system may also include an optical lens (1116) for collecting the scattered photons to produce therefrom filtered photons, a dispersive spectrometer (1124, 1130) for determining a wavelength of ones of the filtered photons, a photon detector (1126, 1130) for receiving the filtered photons and obtaining therefrom plural spectra of said sample, and a processor (1136) for producing a two dimensional image of said sample from the plural spectra.
Abstract:
A field test-kit for analyzing arsenic concentration in water samples is provided. The kit includes a portable infrared beam photometer for measuring light absorbance in aqueous specimens. An infrared light emitting diode is configured to direct a beam of light through a specimen. A photodetector diode measures the intensity of light passing through the specimen. The photodetector output voltages relate to the light absorbed in the specimen and are displayed on a liquid crystal display screen. The kit is assembled using off-the-shelf electronic and opto-electronic components that have low power requirements. Dry cell batteries or solar cells power the kit. To test for arsenic, molybdenum based chemistries are used to selectively bind and convert arsenates and phosphates in the specimen into molybdenum-blue color complexes. The light absorbance of a specimen with both arsenates and phosphates bound in molybdenum-blue color complexes is compared to that of a reference specimen in which phosphates but not arsenates are bound and converted. The differential light absorbance of the two specimens is used to arrive at a quantitative value for the arsenic concentration in the water sample.
Abstract:
A handheld, portable color measuring device (10) for measuring the primary colors of red, green and blue in a color target (22) and connected to a built-in LCD display (30) or connected to a separate personal computer (38). The color measuring device (10) includes an elongated color measuring probe housing (12). A hollow cone shaped probe tip (18) is attached to one end of the probe housing (12). Inside the probe housing (12) is a battery powered white LED light source (42) connected to a color measurement switch (26). A light pipe (44) is centered inside the probe housing (12) and a portion of the probe tip (18). The light pipe (44) captures the light reflected off the color target (22) and projects the captured light onto a 3 color sensor (54). The light signal is amplified and converted to a digital signal using an A/D converter. The A/D converter is part of a microprocessor mounted on a printed circuit board (56) inside the probe housing (12).
Abstract:
Low cost and form factor spectrometers are disclosed. A spectrometer comprises a substrate, a plurality of optical sensors (979), a plurality of spectral filters (977), an optical manifold (976) and one or more processing elements (980). The plurality of spectral filters (977) and the one or more processing elements (980) are mounted on the substrate. The spectral filters (977) are fixedly positioned over at least a group of the optical sensors (979) and fixedly positioned with respect to the substrate. An optical manifold (976) is fixedly positioned over the spectral filters (977). The optical manifold (976) has a plurality of exit ports and an entrance port, wherein light entering the entrance port is transmitted to an interior portion of the optical manifold (976) and a portion of the light is transmitted from the exit ports through some of the spectral filters (977). The spectrometers are disclosed embedded in printing and scanning devices, computer companion devices, scope-type devices and the like.
Abstract:
A tiny and portable micro-spectrometer deployable in a bullet-like form that is inexpensive to the point that it can even be disposable is described. The device is based on the micro-spectrometer that uses the Fresnel diffraction principle that allows a tiny implementation with a nanometer resolving power of spectral signal. A bullet-like micro-spectrometer has an integration of a super capacitor as a power source, a charging coil for the super capacitor, an LED or laser diode light source and driver, an analog to digital converter (ADC) circuit, and a telemetry system with antenna string. An LED or laser diode runs in a burst mode to generate deep or vacuum UV to excite target material. When the excited state of target material undergoes a singlet or triplet transition, this transition process yields fluorescence or luminescence which is a material-dependent. The micro-spectrometer senses and uses this spectral emission from material to identify the spectral signature of the targeted material. The data is converted by an ADC and transmitted to a receiving station.
Abstract:
A portable optical spectroscopy device is disclosed for analyzing gas samples and/or for measurement of species concentration, number density, or column density. The device includes a measuring chamber with the gas sample to be analyzed, a light source with at least one laser diode for emitting a laser beam along a light path running through the measuring chamber at least in certain regions, means for modulating the wavelength of the light beam emitted by the light source, and an optical detector device having a first optical detector and at least one second optical detector. At least a part of the light emitted by the laser diode is detected after the light has passed through the measuring chamber m-times, and at least a part of the light emitted by the laser diode is detected with the at least one second optical detector after the light has passed through the measuring chamber n-times, where n>m applies.
Abstract:
A protective sheath having a closed end and an open end is sized to receive a hand held spectrometer. The spectrometer can be placed in the sheath to calibrate the spectrometer and to measure samples. In a calibration orientation, an optical head of the spectrometer can be oriented toward the closed end of the sheath where a calibration material is located. In a measurement orientation, the optical head of the spectrometer can be oriented toward the open end of the sheath in order to measure a sample. To change the orientation, the spectrometer can be removed from the sheath container and placed in the sheath container with the calibration orientation or the measurement orientation. Accessory container covers can be provided and placed on the open end of the sheath with samples placed therein in order to provide improved measurements.