Abstract:
The invention relates to methods of assessing one or more geometric properties of a particle of a substance using an spectroscopic property of the substance. The method is useful, for example, for assessing particle sizes and size distributions in mixtures containing both particles of the substance and other materials.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a substrate material for the improved detection, resolution and imaging of biological material for spectroscopic characterization by Raman of optical imaging spectroscopy. The substrate provides a uniform, optically flat, highly reflective surface which can be made hydrophobic to prevent spreading of the sample and facilitating its optical evaluation. Moreover, the substrate can be coated with a material that does not emit Raman scattered photons when exposed to said illuminating photons. The principles disclosed herein allow a low spectroscopic background particularly suitable for examining small samples or samples having low concentrations of the suspected component.
Abstract:
The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for a fiberscope. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a chemical imaging fiberscope for imaging and collecting optical spectra from a sample having at least one illumination fiber (14) for transmitting light from a first an a second light source to a distal end of a fiberscope; a dichroic mirror (30) disposed at said distal end of the fiberscope such that the light from said first light source passes substantially straight through said mirror and light of a predetermined wavelength from said second light source is substantially reflected by said mirror toward said sample to thereby illuminate said sample; and at least one collection fiber (38) for receiving light from said illuminated sample and transmitting the received light to an optical device.