Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Testbeleuchtungssystem (2) zum Testen einer Qualität eines photovoltaischen Systems (5). Das Testbeleuchtungssystem (2) umfasst eine künstliche Lichtquelle (27, 28), eine Primäroptik (1, 1', 1", 41) und eine Sekundäroptik (3) mit einem Mikrolinsenarray (19), die so ausgebildet und zueinander ausgerichtet sind, dass die Primäroptik (1, 1', 1") Licht (9) der Lichtquelle (27) innerhalb eines vordefinierten Einstrahlwinkelbereichs (α) kollimiert und damit eine Eintrittsseite des Mikrolinsenarrays (19) der Sekundäroptik (3) gleichmäßig beleuchtet und dass das aus einer Austrittsseite des Mikrolinsenarrays (19) austretende Licht (9') auf einer Beleuchtungsfläche innerhalb eines definierten Test-Akzeptanzwinkelbereichs liegt und eine gleichmäßige Winkelverteilung aufweist. Außerdem umfasst die Erfindung ein Verfahren zum Testen einer Qualität eines photovoltaischen Systems sowie eine Testeinrichtung (80) mit einem solchen Testbeleuchtungssystem (2).
Abstract:
The present invention provides a solar simulator that measures characteristics of multi-junction photovoltaic devices for a short time, and a measuring method of a multi-junction photovoltaic devices using the simulator. The measurement method of the multi-junction photovoltaic devices of the present invention includes the following processes : the process that the halogen lamp 13 emits a flash light and a top of a light pulse wave shape is controlled to be flat ; the process that the xenon lamp 14 once or plural times emits a flash light which has the flat top and is shorter pulse than the flat area of the halogen lamp flash light while the top of a light pulse shape of the flash light from the halogen lamp is flat ; and the process that the flash lights from the halogen lamp and the xenon lamp is irradiated to the photovoltaic devices 20 as the measurement object, and during the emission of the flash light from the xenon lamp, the load of the photovoltaic devices is controlled and the current and the voltage generating therefrom are measured at a single point or plural points.
Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a device for automatically calibrating a light intensity measurement device. The device (1) includes an optical switch (3) for switching a route of output from an optical intensity modulator (2), an optical attenuator (5) arranged on a first waveguide (4), a second waveguide (6), a light intensity measurement device (7), a control device (8) for receiving light intensity information measured by the light intensity measurement device (7) and controlling the signal to be applied to the optical intensity modulator (2), and a signal source (9) for receiving a control signal of the control device (8) and adjusting the signal to be applied to the optical intensity modulator (2).
Abstract:
An instrument for measuring the angular distribution of light produced by an illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus comprises pinhole (82) and a polarization conversion unit (92), for example a quarter-wave plate, that converts at least one state of polarization of the light into a circular state of polarization. An irradiance sensor (96) such as a CCD image sensor detects the spatial distribution of light having passed the pinhole (82) and being in a circular state of polarization. An aspheric collimating lens (90) may be arranged between the pinhole (82) and the polarization conversion unit (92).
Abstract:
A method and system for characterizing and quantifying various error and calibration components of signals associated with photo-detectors. By varying the detector operational parameters such as input light intensity and integration times, measured signals can be analyzed to separate out and quantify various components of the measured signals. The various components thus determined may be categorized according to their dependencies on the operational parameters. Such component characterization allows better understanding of the detector system and ways in which such system can be improved so as to yield an improved measurement result for which the detector is being utilized.
Abstract:
A method for imaging a sample by means of a device having a cavity with black inner walls and a sample opening, the device further comprising illumination means for illumination of the cavity and a digital imaging device directed from the cavity to the sample opening, the method comprising the following steps : - presenting a sample to the cavity via a sample opening; - illuminating the cavity; - activating the imaging device to record an image of the sample; - communicating the recorded image data to a computer programmed with image analysis software to analyze the recorded image, characterized in that the inner wall of the cavity is light absorbing and in that it is at least partly provided with light point sources distributed over at least a part of the inner wall of the cavity and a selection of the light sources, dependent on the desired light conditions, is activated.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a light beam receiver (1) for analysing the reception of light beams by means of a plurality of light beam detector elements (112, 113) and integrators (141, 142) for light beam element-based signals (161, 162). An integration duration control system (143) having the effect of limiting signal integrality is allocated to at least two integrators. In this way, received light beams can be analysed by their response to evaluated integrator signals (171, 172) that are related to each other.
Abstract:
A zero point adjustment is performed by generating no signal state of a CCD camera. A state in which stray light does not enter the CCD camera is ensured by a calibration shutter. An output signal of the CCD camera is transmitted to a light amount calculator, and a calibrating section executes a calibration for the light amount calculator by using an output signal value as a reference (zero point). Further, light outputted from a laser light source is attenuated by an optical attenuator and is made to be incident on the CCD camera. By switching an attenuating amount of the optical attenuator, correctly set light is made to be incident on the CCD camera. The output signal of the CCD camera is transmitted to the light amount calculator, and the calibrating section executes the calibration such that values of the respective output signals correctly correspond to respective light amounts.