Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a device for measuring an optical absorption property of a fluid as function of wavelength. The device comprises a broadband light source for emitting light, a plurality of integrated optical waveguides for guiding this light, and a light coupler for coupling the emitted light into the integrated optical waveguides such that the light coupled into each integrated optical waveguide has substantially the same spectral distribution. The device also comprises a microfluidic channel for containing the fluid, arranged such as to allow an interaction of the light propagating through each waveguide with the fluid in the microfluidic channel. Each integrated optical waveguide comprises an optical resonator for filtering the light guided by the waveguide according to a predetermined spectral component. The spectral component corresponding to each waveguide is substantially different from the spectral component corresponding to another of the waveguides.
Abstract:
Provided is a microscope device which includes: (1) a light source (10) that outputs illumination light in a wavelength band including a near-infrared region; (2) an illumination optical system (30) that irradiates an observation target (90) with the illumination light output from the light source; (3) an image formation optical system (40) that includes a spectroscopic unit which is configured to receive and disperse transmitted or scattered light produced at the observation target by irradiating the observation target with the illumination light, and that forms an image on the basis of the dispersed transmitted or scattered light; and (4) an image capturing unit (50A) that acquires the image formed by the image formation optical system. An illumination-light-irradiated area of the observation target is larger than an area of the field of view of the image formation optical system (40), and is less than or equal to ten times the area of the field of view.
Abstract:
A spectrometer (100) for characterizing a radiation beam, the spectrometer (100) comprising an optical radiation guiding system comprising a collimator (110) for collimating the radiation beam into a collimated radiation beam, and a beam shaper (120) for distributing the power of the collimated radiation beam over a discrete number of line shaped fields, and a spectrometer chip (130) wherein the spectrometer chip (130) is adapted for processing the radiation in a discrete number of line shaped fields coming from the beam shaper (120).
Abstract:
The invention relates to an arrangement for the spectrometric measurement of products such as cereals, oleaginous products or derived products. According to the invention, the arrangement is characterised in that it comprises a mechanism (17, 18, 19) for the selective adjustment of the position of the light beam in the vertical and horizontal planes, and a selective adjustment device for ensuring the parallelism of the rays of the light beam. The invention is especially applicable to the area of cereals.
Abstract:
A defect inspection system is provided for inspection of defects in the surface of a sample. An array of light sources is used, with different light sources providing light to the sample from different directions. A main direction of illumination is defined with highest intensity, and this direction evolves over time. By providing varying directional illumination instead of blanket illumination, it becomes easier to detect defects.
Abstract:
The invention is a SPR sensor that comprises a multi-layered plasmonic structure on a substrate for sensing. The SPR sensor has an enhanced figure of merit and lower limit of detection (system noise divided by the sensitivity) by at least two orders of magnitude than prior art SPR sensors. The plasmonic structure of the invention comprises a Nanostructured Porous Metal Layer (NPML) and at least one of: (a) buried dielectric layer under the nano-porous metal layer; (b) a nano-dimensional high index layer on top of the metal layer; and (c) a molecular layer for bio-functionalization adjacent to an analyte layer. The invention also encompasses many embodiments of measuring systems that comprise the SPR sensors of the invention with improved signal to noise ratio.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for optically detecting analytes in a sample, comprising optoelectronic components in the form of multiple optical detectors for receiving photons and multiple optical emitters for emitting photons, wherein at least three emitters are provided in a flat arrangement, not in a line, and at least three detectors are arranged in a flat arrangement, not in a line; and the emitters and/or the detectors have at least three different wavelength characteristics.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Trübungssensor, insbesondere für den Einsatz zur Messung im durchflossenen System, basierend auf dem nephelometrischen Konzept umfassend mindestens eine Lichtquelle (2), mindestens einen Photoempfänger (3) zum Empfang von Streulicht, einen von Flüssigkeit durchströmbaren Raum (4), in dem aufgrund der Eigenschaft und/oder Beschaffenheit der Flüssigkeit eine Streuung des von der Lichtquelle (2) ausgesendeten Lichts erfolgt, das Streulicht vom Photoempfänger (3) detektierbar ist und dessen Empfangssignale einer Auswerteschaltung zuführbar sind. Die Lichtquelle (2) befindet sich innerhalb des von Flüssigkeit durchströmbaren Raums (4) und ist derart orientiert, dass der Lichtstrahl (5) parallel zur Fluidströmung, insbesondere entgegen der Strömungsrichtung, gerichtet ist und der Photoempfänger (3) senkrecht zur Richtung des Lichtstrahls (5) positioniert ist.