Abstract:
Die Erfindung geht aus von einem Verfahren und einer Vorrichtung zum Identifizieren von Eigenschaften sich bewegender Objekte, wie Gegenständen, Materialien, Schichten u. a. Die die Eigenschaften der Objekte repräsentierenden Daten werden durch eine spektrale ortsaufgelöste quantitative und/ oder qualitative Analyse in Echtzeit ermittelt und ausgewertet. Erfindungsgemäß wird von dem zu messenden Objektbereich ein ortsaufgelöstes Spektralbild erzeugt. Dieses wird vor seiner Auswertung optisch einer ortsaufgelösten spektralen Maskierung unterzogen, die lediglich ausgewählte signifikante ortsaufgelöste Spektralwerte und/ oder Spektralbereiche passieren lässt. Anschließend werden diese signifikanten ortsaufgelösten Spektralwerte und/ oder Spektralbereiche optisch zu einem lesbaren Datenbild verdichtet.Durch die Kombination der optischen Maskierung mit einer optischen Datenverdichtung können signifikante Spektraldaten mit mehreren spektralen Eigenschaften flexibel zu einem neuen ortsaufgelösten Spektralbild komprimiert und dieses auf einer mehr- bzw. eindimensionalen Zeile abgebildet werden. Die Auswertung des Spektralbildes eines Objektes erfolgt sehr schnell, so dass eine hohe Anzahl von Teilen pro Sekunde identifiziert werden können.
Abstract:
A method for optically sampling characteristics of subsurface fluids within a wellhole using continuous, non-pulsed light transmitted downhole in optical fibers for both sampling and reference light channels for accurate attenuation compensation.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for producing with a gas discharge laser an output laser beam comprising output laser light pulses, for delivery as a light source to a utilizing tool is disclosed which may comprise a beam path and a beam homogenize in the beam path. The beam homogenizer may comprise at least one beam image inverter or spatial rotator, which may comprise a spatial coherency cell position shifter. The homogenizer may comprise a delay path which is longer than, but approximately the same delay as the temporal coherence length of the source beam. The homogenizer may comprise a pair of conjoined dove prisms having a partially reflective coating at the conjoined surfaces of each, a right triangle prism comprising a hypotenuse face facing the source beam and fully reflective adjoining side faces or an isosceles triangle prism having a face facing the source beam and fully reflective adjoining side faces or combinations of these, which may serve as a source beam multiple alternating inverted image creating mechanism. The beam path may be part of a bandwidth measuring the bandwidths of an output laser beam comprising output laser light in the range of below 500 femtometers at accuracy's within tens of femtometers. The homogenizer may comprise a rotating diffuser, which may be a ground glass diffuser which may also be etched. The wavemeter may also comprise a collimator in the beam path collimating the diffused light; a confocal etalon creating an output based upon the collimated light entering the confocal etalon; and a detector detecting the output of the confocal etalon and may also comprise a scanning mechanism scanning the angle of incidence of the collimated light entering the confocal etalon which may scan the collimated light across the confocal etalon or scan the etalon across the collimated light, and may comprise an acousto-optical scanner. The confocal etalon may have a free spectral range approximately equal to the E95 width of the beam being measured. The detector may comprise a photomultiplier detecting an intensity pattern of the output of the confocal etalon.
Abstract:
An optical mode noise averaging device (300) including a multimode optical fiber (302) and means (308) for averaging a modal noise induced signal level variation of light propagating within the multimode optical fiber (302). The device may average modal noise induced signal level variations by cyclically varying an index of refraction of the multimode optical fiber (302) over a select period of time, scrambling a light distribution within the multimode optical fiber (302), or both. The index of refraction of the multimode optical fiber may be cyclically varied by cyclically varying the temperature of the multimode optical fiber (302). Alternatively, the index for refraction may be varied or the light distribution within the multimode optical fiber may be scrambled by cyclically manipulating the multimode optical fiber (302).
Abstract:
Configurations for light source modules and methods for mitigating coherent noise are disclosed. The light source modules may include multiple light source sets, each of which may include multiple light sources. The light emitted by the light sources may be different wavelengths or the same wavelength depending on whether the light source module is providing redundancy of light sources, increased power, coherent noise mitigation, and/or detector mitigation. In some examples, the light source may emit light to a coupler or a multiplexer, which may then be transmitted to one or more multiplexers. In some examples, the light source modules provide one light output and in other examples, the light source modules provide two light outputs. The light source modules may provide light with approximately zero loss and the wavelengths of light may be close enough to spectroscopically equivalent respect to a sample and far enough apart to provide coherent noise mitigation.
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods are described for calibrating an optical system that is used for measuring optical properties of a portion of a subjects body. During a calibration stage, a front surface of a calibration object (300) is illuminated, light reflected from a plurality of points on the calibration object (300) is detected, and intensities of the light reflected from the plurality of points on the calibration object (300) are measured. During a measurement stage, the portion of the subjects body is illuminated, and light reflected from the portion of the subjects body is detected. Measurements performed upon the light that was reflected from the portion of the subjects body are calibrated, using the measured intensities of the light reflected from the plurality of points on the calibration object (300). Other applications are also described.
Abstract:
Frequency registration deviations occurring during a scan of a frequency or wavelength range by a spectroscopic analysis system can be corrected using passive and/or active approaches. A passive approach can include determining and applying mathematical conversions to a recorded field spectrum. An active approach can include modifying one or more operating parameters of the spectroscopic analysis system to reduce frequency registration deviation.
Abstract:
In the disclosure provided herein, the described apparatus, systems and methods are directed to compensation of errors caused by the difference between the specular port and the sphere in a sphere-based color-measurement instrument, and improvement of the performance of the instrument. In one or more implementations, described approaches eliminate the need for hardware replacement, and therefore reduce costs associated with the operation of color measurement instruments.
Abstract:
In the disclosure provided herein, the described apparatus, systems and methods are directed to compensation of errors caused by the difference between the specular port and the sphere in a sphere-based color-measurement instrument, and improvement of the performance of the instrument. In one or more implementations, described approaches eliminate the need for hardware replacement, and therefore reduce costs associated with the operation of color measurement instruments.
Abstract:
A method is provided of calibrating a lighting system to enable conversion between i) light output settings for a plurality of lighting channels of the lighting system, each channel having a respective color spectrum from a first set of color spectra, and ii) a light intensity at an area of interest for each of a second set of color spectra. The method derives a calibration matrix, based on a set default light outputs from the lighting channels, a mapping to light spectra to be measured, and light intensities measured at those light spectra. This calibration procedure takes advantage of the fact that using the same measurement device conventionally used for a simple calibration, it is possible to retrieve not only the total measured PPFD, but also partial PPFD values per spectral range.