公开(公告)号：US07291824B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-06

申请号：US11316438

申请日：2005-12-22

Applicant: Peter Kiesel ,  Oliver Schmidt ,  Oliver Wolst

Inventor： Peter Kiesel ,  Oliver Schmidt ,  Oliver Wolst

IPC: G01J3/50

CPC classification number: G01J1/4228 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0213 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G01J3/2803 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G01N21/645 ,  G01N21/65 ,  G01N2021/4709 ,  G01N2021/6417 ,  H01L27/14601 ,  H01L27/14621

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a photosensor array, some cells of which are reference cells that photosense throughout an application's energy range, while other cells of which are subrange cells that photosense within respective subranges. For example, the subrange cells can receive photons in their respective subranges from a transmission structure that has laterally varying properties, such as due to varying optical thickness. The reference cells may be uncoated or may also receive photons through a transmission structure such as a gray filter. Subrange cells and reference cells may be paired in adjacent lines across the array, such as rows. Where photon emanation can vary along a path, quantities of incident photons photosensed by subrange cells along the path can be adjusted based on quantities photosensed by their paired reference cells, such as with normalization.

Abstract translation: 集成电路（IC）包括光电传感器阵列，其中一些单元是在整个应用的能量范围内照射的参考单元，而其他单元是在相应子范围内的光密度的子范围单元。 例如，子范围单元可以从具有横向变化的特性的传输结构接收其各自子范围内的光子，例如由于光学厚度的变化。 参考单元可以是未涂覆的，或者也可以通过诸如灰色滤波器的透射结构接收光子。 子范围单元格和参考单元可以在阵列中的相邻行中配对，例如行。 当光子发射可以沿着路径变化时，可以基于通过其配对参考细胞（例如通过归一化）照射的光量来调整沿着路径由子范围单元照射的入射光子的量。

公开(公告)号：US20070145236A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-28

申请号：US11316438

申请日：2005-12-22

Applicant: Peter Kiesel ,  Oliver Schmidt ,  Oliver Wolst

Inventor： Peter Kiesel ,  Oliver Schmidt ,  Oliver Wolst

IPC: H01L27/00 ,  G01J1/44

CPC classification number: G01J1/4228 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0213 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G01J3/2803 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G01N21/645 ,  G01N21/65 ,  G01N2021/4709 ,  G01N2021/6417 ,  H01L27/14601 ,  H01L27/14621

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a photosensor array, some cells of which are reference cells that photosense throughout an application's energy range, while other cells of which are subrange cells that photosense within respective subranges. For example, the subrange cells can receive photons in their respective subranges from a transmission structure that has laterally varying properties, such as due to varying optical thickness. The reference cells may be uncoated or may also receive photons through a transmission structure such as a gray filter. Subrange cells and reference cells may be paired in adjacent lines across the array, such as rows. Where photon emanation can vary along a path, quantities of incident photons photosensed by subrange cells along the path can be adjusted based on quantities photosensed by their paired reference cells, such as with normalization.

公开(公告)号：US20070132994A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：US11607491

申请日：2006-12-01

Applicant: Minoru Kobayashi ,  Taisuke Ota ,  Takahiro Ode

Inventor： Minoru Kobayashi ,  Taisuke Ota ,  Takahiro Ode

IPC: G01J3/28

CPC classification number: G01J3/44 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/021 ,  G01J3/0213 ,  G01J3/0262 ,  G01J2003/1243 ,  G01J2003/1247

Abstract: An optical microscope according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes: a laser light source; a Y-directional scanning unit moving the light beam in a Y direction; an objective lens; a X-directional scanning unit moving the light beam in a X direction; a beam splitter provided in an optical path from the Y-directional scanning unit to the sample, and separating outgoing light out of the light beam incident on the sample, which exits from the sample toward the objective lens from the light beam incident on the sample from the laser light source; a spectroscope having an entrance slit extending along the Y direction and spatially dispersing the outgoing light passed through the entrance slit in accordance with a wavelength of the light; and a detector detecting the outgoing light dispersed by the spectroscope.

Abstract translation: 根据本发明第一实施例的光学显微镜包括：激光源; Y方向扫描单元，沿Y方向移动光束; 物镜; X方向扫描单元，沿X方向移动光束; 设置在从Y方向扫描单元到样本的光路中的分束器，并将入射到样品上的光束从入射到样品上的光束从样品朝向物镜离开的光束分离出来 来自激光光源; 具有沿Y方向延伸的入口狭缝的分光镜，并且根据光的波长对通过入口狭缝的出射光进行空间上的分散; 以及检测器，其检测由分光镜分散的出射光。

公开(公告)号：US20070040095A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-22

申请号：US11209432

申请日：2005-08-22

Applicant: David Walt ,  Sandra Bencic-Nagale

Inventor： David Walt ,  Sandra Bencic-Nagale

IPC: G01J1/32 ,  H01J40/14

CPC classification number: G01J3/2803 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0213 ,  G01J3/0229 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/4406 ,  G01J2001/0276 ,  G01N21/6428 ,  G01N21/6458 ,  G01N2021/6441 ,  G01N2021/6484 ,  G01N2201/08 ,  G01N2201/088

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system of array imaging that extends or maximizes the longevity of the sensor array by minimizing the effects of photobleaching. The imaging system has a light source, a variable exposure aperture, and a variable filter system. The system extends the longevity of sensors by (1) using the variable exposure aperture to selectively expose sections of the sensor array containing representative numbers of each type of sensor, and/or (2) using the variable filter system to control the intensity of the excitation light, providing only the intensity required to induce the appropriate excitation and increasing that intensity over time as necessary to counteract the effects of photobleaching.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及阵列成像的方法和系统，该方法和系统通过最小化光漂白的影响来延长或最大化传感器阵列的寿命。 成像系统具有光源，可变曝光孔径和可变过滤器系统。 该系统通过（1）使用可变曝光孔径来延长传感器的寿命，以选择性地暴露包含每种类型的传感器的代表数的传感器阵列的部分，和/或（2）使用可变过滤器系统来控制传感器的强度 激发光，仅提供诱导适当激发所需的强度，并随时间增加强度以抵消光漂白的影响。

公开(公告)号：US07113282B2

公开(公告)日：2006-09-26

申请号：US10741237

申请日：2003-12-19

Applicant: Francis M. Aguirre ,  Jack W. Lai

Inventor： Francis M. Aguirre ,  Jack W. Lai

IPC: G01J3/51 ,  G01N21/25

CPC classification number: G01J3/51 ,  G01J1/20 ,  G01J3/0213 ,  G01J3/513 ,  G01N21/31 ,  G01N2021/3133 ,  G01N2021/3159 ,  G01N2021/3166 ,  G01N2021/3174

Abstract: A rotary spectrometer including a plurality of input ports. Each input port may be arranged to receive an optical waveguide carrying electromagnetic radiation. The spectrometer also includes a plurality of optical bandpass filters, which are housed on a first body that rotates under the control of a motor so that each optical bandpass filter may be brought into alignment with each input port. Further, the spectrometer includes a plurality of detector circuits disposed on a second body that rotates with the first body. Each detector circuit is optoelectrically coupled to one of the plurality of optical bandpass filters, thereby resulting in each detector circuit being dedicated to responding to a range of wavelengths determined by the bandpass filter to which it is optoelectrically coupled.

Abstract translation: 一种包括多个输入端口的旋转光谱仪。 每个输入端口可被布置成接收携带电磁辐射的光波导。 光谱仪还包括多个光学带通滤光器，它们容纳在电动机控制下旋转的第一主体上，使得每个光学带通滤波器可以与每个输入端口对齐。 此外，光谱仪包括设置在与第一主体一起旋转的第二主体上的多个检测器电路。 每个检测器电路被光电耦合到多个光带通滤波器中的一个，从而导致每个检测器电路专用于响应由光电耦合到其的带通滤波器确定的波长范围。

公开(公告)号：US07085492B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-01

申请号：US09940554

申请日：2001-08-27

Applicant: Per Eld Ibsen ,  Claus Friis Pedersen

Inventor： Per Eld Ibsen ,  Claus Friis Pedersen

IPC: H04B17/00

CPC classification number: G01J3/1804 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0208 ,  G01J3/0213 ,  G01J3/0224 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/0291 ,  G01J3/08 ,  G02B6/272 ,  G02B6/2773 ,  G02B6/29311 ,  G02B6/29313 ,  G02B6/2938 ,  G02B2005/1804 ,  H04J14/0221

Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexed device is based on a transmission grating spectrometer having at least two diffractive optical elements. The WDM device provides flexible use and may be widely applied in WDM systems. The device is useful for multiplexing and demultiplexing, channel monitoring, for adding and dropping channels, and for controlling the power in individual channels within a multiple channel signal. The device provides for dynamic control of individual channels, and may be advantageous in use as a gain flattening filter.

公开(公告)号：US20060072632A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-06

申请号：US10953043

申请日：2004-09-29

Applicant: Dale Flanders ,  Walid Atia ,  Mark Kuznetsov

Inventor： Dale Flanders ,  Walid Atia ,  Mark Kuznetsov

IPC: H01S3/10 ,  H01S3/08

CPC classification number: H01S5/141 ,  G01J1/4257 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0213 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G01J3/433 ,  G01J2003/2866 ,  G01N21/39 ,  G01N2021/399 ,  H01S3/08013 ,  H01S3/083 ,  H01S5/02252

Abstract: An optical power control system for a semiconductor source spectroscopy system controls power fluctuations in the tunable signal from the spectroscopy system and thus improves the noise performance of the system. This general solution has advantages relative to other systems that simply detect reference power levels during the scan and then correct the detected signal after interaction with the sample by reducing the requirements for coordinating the operation of the sample detectors and power or reference detectors. The spectroscopy system comprises a semiconductor source and a tunable filter. The combination of the semiconductor source and tunable signal illuminate a sample with a tunable signal, being tunable over a scan band. The power control system comprises an amplitude detector system for detecting the power of the tunable optical signal and power control system for regulating the amplitude of the tunable optical signal in response to its detected power.

Abstract translation: 用于半导体源光谱系统的光功率控制系统控制来自光谱系统的可调谐信号中的功率波动，从而改善系统的噪声性能。 该通用解决方案相对于在扫描期间简单地检测参考功率电平然后在与样品相互作用之后校正检测到的信号的其它系统具有优点，通过减少协调样品检测器和功率或参考检测器的操作的要求。 光谱系统包括半导体源和可调谐滤波器。 半导体源和可调信号的组合用可调信号照射样品，可在扫描带上调谐。 功率控制系统包括用于检测可调谐光信号的功率的振幅检测器系统和用于响应于其检测到的功率来调节可调谐光信号的幅度的功率控制系统。

公开(公告)号：US06897952B1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-24

申请号：US09869371

申请日：1999-06-25

Applicant: Thomas W. Hagler

Inventor： Thomas W. Hagler

IPC: G01J3/12 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01J3/32 ,  G01J3/433 ,  G01J3/04

CPC classification number: G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/021 ,  G01J3/0213 ,  G01J3/0229 ,  G01J3/0289 ,  G01J3/12 ,  G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/32 ,  G01J3/433 ,  G01J2001/4242 ,  G01J2003/2866

Abstract: A disc serving as a spatial radiation modulator has dispersed radiation filters thereon. Each filter has a transmittance or reflectance modulation function of the form sin2(mθ+pπ/4), where m is a positive integer and p has one of the four values 0, 1, 2, 3. A radiation beam including selected wavelength components is diffracted into an elongated image dispersed according to wavelength. Different wavelength components are focused onto different filters on the modulator and are encoded by corresponding filters. Since the modulation functions of the filters are orthogonal to one another, it is possible to extract the amplitude of each wavelength component after it has been encoded or modulated by corresponding filter from the total detected signal during one measurement.

Abstract translation: 用作空间辐射调制器的盘在其上具有分散的辐射滤波器。 每个滤光器具有形式为sinθ2（mta + ppi / 4）的透射率或反射调制函数，其中m是正整数，p具有四个值0,1,2,3中的一个 包括所选择的波长分量的辐射束被衍射成根据波长分散的细长图像。 不同的波长分量聚焦在调制器上的不同滤波器上，并由相应的滤波器编码。 由于滤波器的调制功能彼此正交，因此可以在一次测量期间从总检测信号对相应的滤波器进行编码或调制之后提取每个波长分量的振幅。

公开(公告)号：US06813019B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-02

申请号：US09958458

申请日：2001-10-05

Applicant: Michael R. Hammer ,  Philip V. Wilson ,  Mark R. Williams ,  Dower C. Bricker ,  Martin K. Masters ,  Stewart R. Campbell ,  Peter G. Layton

Inventor： Michael R. Hammer ,  Philip V. Wilson ,  Mark R. Williams ,  Dower C. Bricker ,  Martin K. Masters ,  Stewart R. Campbell ,  Peter G. Layton

IPC: G01J328

CPC classification number: G01J3/36 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0213 ,  G01J3/0227 ,  G01J3/0229 ,  G01J3/0232 ,  G01J3/1809 ,  G01J3/2803 ,  G01J5/62 ,  G01J2003/1828 ,  G01N21/27 ,  G01N21/31

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the spectrochemical analysis of a sample in which a solid state array detector (82) is used to detect radiation (62) of spectrochemical interest. The invention involves the use of a shutter (72) adjacent the entrance aperture (70) of a polychromator (74-80) to expose the detector (82) to the radiation (62) for varying lengths of time whereby for short duration exposure times charge accumulation in elements (i.e. pixels) of the detector (82) due to high intensity components of the radiation is limited and for longer exposure times charge accumulation in elements (pixels) of the detector (82) due to feeble intesity components of radiation (62) is increased. This ensures that each reading of the detector (82) includes at least one exposure in which the amount of charge accumulated at each wavelength of interest is neither too little or too great. The problems of feeble radiation components not being accurately measurable and of high intensity radiation components exceeding the charge carrying capacity of elements (pixels) of the detector (82) are thereby able to be avoided. An attenuator (90) may be placed between the radiation source (60) and the detector (82) to permit longer exposure times to be used for very high intensity radiation.

Abstract translation: 用于对样品进行光谱化学分析的方法和装置，其中固态阵列检测器（82）用于检测分光光度的辐射（62）。 本发明涉及使用与多色调剂（74-80）的入口孔（70）相邻的快门（72）将检测器（82）暴露于辐射（62）以改变长度的时间，从而短时间曝光时间 由于辐射的高强度分量，检测器（82）的元件（即，像素）中的电荷累积受到限制，并且由于辐射的微弱的肥胖分量，对于更长的曝光时间来检测器（82）的元件（像素）中的电荷累积 62）增加。 这确保了检测器（82）的每次读取包括至少一次曝光，其中在每个感兴趣波长处累积的电荷量既不太小也不太大。 因此能够避免无法精确测量的微弱辐射成分和超过检测器（82）的元件（像素）的电荷承载能力的高强度辐射成分的问题。 衰减器（90）可以放置在辐射源（60）和检测器（82）之间，以允许更长的曝光时间用于非常高强度的辐射。

公开(公告)号：US06785032B1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-31

申请号：US07225180

申请日：1988-07-28

Applicant: Charles Elwood Le Mere

Inventor： Charles Elwood Le Mere

IPC: G02B2602

CPC classification number: G01J1/26 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/0403 ,  G01J1/0418 ,  G01J1/0433 ,  G01J1/044 ,  G01J1/0488 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0213 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01J2001/0285 ,  G01S7/495

Abstract: A laser countermeasure system uses a fluence trigger along an optical path between an entrance and a detector at an output. The fluence trigger detects laser radiation and blocks the passage thereof beyond the trigger. A shutter at the front end can be operated in response to detection by the trigger. A threat analyzer also receives radiation and automatically breaks the radiation into spectral components for correlation to appropriate filters to remove the harmful coherent radiation. A tunable filter and/or a filter wheel is interposed along the optical path and is controlled by an adjustment system, illustratively servo controls. The adjustment system responds to the threat analyzer to select and interpose automatically the proper filter(s) to attenuate or block the coherent radiation. Thereafter, the fluence trigger and/or shutter operate to restore full operation along the optical path. The system and method provide look-through capability and mission continuity in the face of unknown laser threats.

Abstract translation: 激光对策系统在输出处使用沿着入口和检测器之间的光路的注量触发器。 注量触发器检测激光辐射并阻止其超过触发器的通过。 响应于触发器的检测，前端的快门可以被操作。 威胁分析仪还接收辐射，并自动将辐射分解为光谱分量，以便与适当的滤光片相关，以去除有害的相干辐射。 可调谐滤光器和/或滤光轮沿光路插入并由调节系统控制，例如伺服控制。 调整系统响应威胁分析仪自动选择和插入适当的滤波器以衰减或阻挡相干辐射。 此后，注量触发器和/或快门操作以恢复沿着光路的全部操作。 面对未知的激光威胁，该系统和方法提供了透视能力和任务连续性。