Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spectral colorimetric apparatus that is particularly thinned and miniaturized in the direction perpendicular to a subject, and allows accurate spectrometry. SOLUTION: The spectral colorimetric apparatus for detecting a color of an image of the illuminated subject, includes: an illumination optical system illuminating the subject on a detection surface; a spectral optical system for detecting a spectral intensity distribution of the beam diffused by the subject and spectrally separated by a spectral element with a light receiving element array; and a guiding optical system for guiding a beam diffused by the subject to the spectral optical system. The detection surface is parallel to a spectral plane that is defined to include a principal ray of a beam entering the spectral optical system and a principal ray of a beam spectrally separated by the spectral element. The principal ray of the beam enters the spectral optical system within the spectral plane obliquely to a line joining a center of the light receiving element array with a surface vertex of the spectral element; and a light receiving surface of the light receiving element array is orthogonal to the spectral plane. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a compact multi-angle colorimeter by significantly reducing an optical system. SOLUTION: The multi-angle colorimeter MS is provided with both a lighting system 10 as the optical system S1 for illuminating a sample surface 1, arranged at an opening 2a for measurement of a sample opening surface 2 and a light-receiving system 30 for measuring spectral characteristics of light reflected at a sample illuminated by the lighting system 10. The lighting system 10 is provided with both a toroidal mirror 11 which intersects with a measuring plane 10p, including a sample surface normal 1n at right angles and is rotationally symmetric with respect to an axis 11x that is tangent to the sample surface 1 and first to fifth lighting systems 102-106, arranged in the vicinity of a circumference 11b of focuses made of a group of focuses of the toroidal mirror 11. Luminous flux from the first to fifth lighting systems 102-106 is reflected by the toroidal mirror 11 into parallel luminous flux, to be irradiated to the sample surface 1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gonio spectrophotometer used for rapidly obtaining a gonio spectrum. SOLUTION: In this method, an angle space of a light source in a parabolic focus is optically converted into a linear space, and use of a single diffraction element and an area camera is facilitated such that the angle spectrum of the light source is simultaneously measured. Therefore, a parabolic reflector is used. A spectrum of light reflection by the parabolic reflector corresponding to a zenith angle can be acquired by a detector, and be analyzed inside a computer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for providing integrated waveguide-based spectrometer systems. In one aspect, the system includes an optical spectrometer comprising one or more waveguides configured to support propagation of optical radiation (i.e. light) through the waveguides to a photodetector. The spectrometer further includes an input coupler for each waveguide, the input coupler configured to couple the radiation from free space into the waveguide in absence of fiber-optic coupling of the radiation into the waveguide. Because at least a portion of the light propagated through the waveguides has interacted with a sample to be spectroscopically evaluated, the light detected by the photodetector allows to carry out the spectroscopic evaluation of the sample. At least some components of the spectrometer are provided on a single die using conventional CMOS techniques, yielding a compact and low cost device.
Abstract:
An optoelectronic module operable to acquire distance data and spectral data includes an array of demodulation pixels and an array of spectral filters. The demodulation pixels can possess an intrinsic wavelength-dependent sensitivity, wherein the intrinsic wavelength-dependent sensitivity can be offset by an intensity balancing micro-lens array in some cases. In some cases, the intrinsic wavelength-dependent sensitivity can be offset by a combined filter array, while in other cases the intrinsic wavelength-dependent sensitivity can be offset by an intensity balancing filter array. Still in other cases, the demodulation pixels can be operable in such as to offset the intrinsic wavelength-dependent sensitivity.
Abstract:
A hand held spectrometer is used to illuminate the object and measure the one or more spectra. The spectral data of the object can be used to determine one or more attributes of the object. In many embodiments, the spectrometer is coupled to a database of spectral information that can be used to determine the attributes of the object. The spectrometer system may comprise a hand held communication device coupled to a spectrometer, in which the user can input and receive data related to the measured object with the hand held communication device. The embodiments disclosed herein allow many users to share object data with many people, in order to provide many people with actionable intelligence in response to spectral data.
Abstract:
A disposable photometric measurement tip comprising a polymer tip, the polymer tip having a capillary filling channel, the capillary filing channel having an opening at a distal end of the polymer tip, a wave guide channel acting as an optical input coupling and a wave guide channel acting as an optical output coupling, each of the wave guide channels having an opening at a proximal end of the polymer tip wherein the capillary filling channel, the wave guide channel acting as an optical input coupling and the wave guide channel acting as an optical output coupling are connected to each other.
Abstract:
A hyperspectral imaging system and a method are described herein for using an array of optical homogenizing elements to reduce spectral noise in an image of a real-world scene. In one embodiment, the hyperspectral imaging system and method use the array of optical homogenizing elements for homogenizing a spatial, an angular, and a polarization distribution of light from different elements within the real-world scene before it is measured by a spectrometer.