Abstract:
A DOUBLE-BEAM PHOTOMETRIC SYSTEM (E.G., A SPECTROPHOTOMETER) CAUSES THE RADIATION FROM THE SOURCE TO PASS THROUGH THE (FIRST) SAMPLE PATH DURING A FIRST QUARTERPERIOD TO THE DETECTOR, SO THAT THE DETECTOR RECEIVES SAMPLE-TRANSMITTED RADIATION, P, PLUS "CHARACTERISTIC" RADITION GENERATED BY THE ELEMENTS IN THE SAMPLE PATH, P0. DURING THE SECOND QUARTER-PERIOD THE RADIATION IS BLOCKED FROM THE SAMPLE PATH, WHILE THE DETECTOR "SEES" THIS SAME PATH, THEREBY OBTAINING ONLY THE "CHARACTERISTIC" SAMPLE PATH RADITION, P0. DURING THE THIRD QUARTERPERIOD BOTH THE SOURCE RADIATION AND THE PATH TO THE DETECTOR ARE SWITCHED TO THE SECOND REFERENCE PATH, SO THAT THE DETECTOR "SEES" REFERENCE TRANSMITTED SOURCE ENERGY, V, PLUS RE-RADIATION FROM THE REFERENCE PATH ELEMENTS, V0. IN THE FINAL QUARTER-PERIOD THE SOURCE RADIATION IS BLOCKED FROM THE REFERENCE PATH, SO THAT THE DETECTOR SEES ONLY THE REFERENCE PATH RE-RADIATION, V0. THUS THE FOUR QUARTER-PERIOD SIGNALS ARE: P+P0, P0 V+V0, AND V0. BY SYNCHRONOUSLY DEMODULATING THE DE TECTOR SIGNAL SO AS TO INVERT THE SECOND AND THIRD QUARTERPERIODS TOGETHER RELATIVE TO THE FIRST AND FOURTH, THE FOUR SIGNALS BECOME: +P+P0, -P0, -V -V0, AND +V0. THUS THE D.C. SUM OF THE SIGNALS IS P-V, FREE OF ALL RERADITION COMPONENTS, WHICH SIGNAL MAY THEREFORE BE UTILIZED IN A CONVENTIONAL SERVO-SYSTEM TO DRIVE A REFERENCE BEAM ATTENUATOR SO AS TO CAUSE A NULLING OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN P AND THE ATTENUATED V SIGNAL. THIS SYSTEM IS RELATIVELY INSENSITIVE TO ERRORS IN PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE OPTICAL SWITCHING MEANS (E.G., ROTATING SECTOR CHOPPERS) AND THE ELECTRICAL DEMODULATOR.
Abstract:
Embodiments include a method of detecting obscuration of an optical window in an IR imaging system, the IR imaging system comprising processing circuitry and a plurality of spatially and spectrally distinct optical channels, each optical channel including a set of lenses that focus incident IR light on a respective portion of an optical detector system, the method comprising: with the processing circuitry, analyzing a first image and a second image, received from respective first and second optical channels of the plurality of spatially and spectrally distinct optical channels, to detect obscuration that may degrade operation of the IR imaging system; with the processing circuitry, creating first and second gradient images from the first and second images, respectively; with the processing circuitry, cross-correlating the first and second gradient images; and with the processing circuitry, determining that at least one cross-correlation between the first and second gradient images exceeds a first window obscuration threshold and that the first and second gradient images exceed a second window obscuration threshold and, in response, providing an alert that the optical window is obscured.
Abstract:
A detector system having a single emitter body. The emitter body has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for emitting a plurality of wavelengths. Each LED adapted to emit a different wavelength of light. A broadband filter is adapted to receive the plurality of wavelengths. A detector arrangement adapted to receive the plurality of wavelengths filtered by the broadband filter. A controller adapted to control the plurality of LEDs and detector arrangement.
Abstract:
A spectral characteristics measurement device according to the present invention includes: an incident optical system that causes measurement light emitted from each of a plurality of measurement points inside of an object to be measured to enter a reflection surface of a fixed reflection unit and a reflection surface of a movable reflection unit; an imaging optical system that introduces fixed reflected measurement light reflected by the reflection surface of the fixed reflection unit and movable reflected measurement light reflected by the reflection surface of the movable reflection unit to the same point and forms interference light of the two reflected measurement lights; a light detection unit including a plurality of pixels for detecting an intensity of the interference light; a transmission filter that is arranged on an optical path between the imaging optical system and the light detection unit and includes a plurality of regions having different transmittances, the filter being configured such that the fixed reflected measurement light and the movable reflected measurement light that form the interference light that enters each pixel of the light detection unit are transmitted through the same region; and an arithmetic processing unit that obtains an interferogram of the measurement light from a detection signal of each pixel of the light detection unit when the movable reflection unit is moved, and obtains a spectrum of the measurement light based on the interferogram.
Abstract:
In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises filtering incident light by an IR cut-off filter to generate filtered light. The IR cut-off filter comprises a plurality of pixels with pass-band characteristics for visible light wavelengths and is configured to perform stop-band attenuation of near infrared (NIR) wavelengths. The stop-band attenuation is configured to vary based on spatial location of pixels within the IR cut-off filter. The filtered light received from the IR cut-off filter is sensed by the image sensor to generate sensed light. A baseband signal and a modulated NIR signal are determined by performing transformation of the sensed light. A NIR spectrum associated with the incident light is determined by demodulating the modulated NIR signal. A visible spectrum associated with the incident light is determined based on the NIR spectrum and the baseband signal.