Abstract:
A spectroscope 1A comprises a package 2 provided with a light entrance part 6, a plurality of lead pins 8 penetrating through a support part 4 opposing the light entrance part 6 in the package 2, and a spectroscopic module 3A supported on the support part 4 within the package 2. The spectroscopic module 3A has a light detection unit 20 provided with a light transmission part 22 for transmitting therethrough light L1 incident thereon from the light entrance part 6 and a spectroscopic unit 30, secured to the light detection unit 20 so as to be arranged on the support part 4 side of the light detection unit 20, including a spectroscopic part 35 for spectrally resolving the light L1 transmitted through the light transmission part 22 while reflecting the light to a light detection part 26. The lead pins 8 are fitted into fitting parts 29 provided with the light detection unit 20 and electrically connected to the light detection part 26.
Abstract:
A micro-machined optical measuring device including: a set of photosensitive detector elements situated on a given face of a first support; a second support, assembled to the first support, forming a prism and including a first face through which a visible radiation is intended to penetrate and a second face, forming a non-zero angle &thetas; with the first face and a non-zero angle α with the given face of the first support, the second face being semi-reflective, the first support and the second support being positioned such that an interferometric cavity is made between the second face and the given face, the distance between the given face of the first support and the second face of the second support varying regularly.
Abstract:
A multi-band imaging spectrometer and method of remote hydrocarbon gas detection using the spectrometer. One example of the multi-band imaging spectrometer includes a front objective optical system, and an optical spectrometer sub-system including a diffraction grating, the optical spectrometer sub-system configured to receive and collimate an input beam from the objective optical system to provide a collimated beam at the diffraction grating, the diffraction grating configured to disperse the collimated beam into at least two spectral bands. The spectrometer also includes a single entrance slit positioned between the objective optical system and the optical spectrometer sub-system and configured to direct the input beam from the objective optical system to the optical spectrometer sub-system, and a single focal plane array optically coupled to the diffraction grating and configured to produce an image from the at least two spectral bands.
Abstract:
Demultiplexing systems and methods are discussed which may be small and accurate without moving parts. In some cases, demultiplexing embodiments may include optical filter cavities that include filter baffles and support baffles which may be configured to minimize stray light signal detection and crosstalk. Some of the demultiplexing assembly embodiments may also be configured to efficiently detect U.V. light signals and at least partially compensate for variations in detector responsivity as a function of light signal wavelength.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an interference filter (100) for receiving an incident light (135) and selecting a light component of the incident light to be transmitted (115). The interference filter (100) includes a metal mirror (110), a dielectric mirror (130), and a spacer (120) placed between the metal mirror (110) and the dielectric mirror (130). The metal mirror (110) and the dielectric mirror (130) are configured to enable optical interference in the spacer (120) to select the light component of the incident light to be transmitted (115). Using one metal mirror and one dielectric mirror allows achieving a spectral response with high finesse and large rejection band while reducing the total number of layers in the filter and reducing the number of additional filters necessary for removing transmitted side bands, relative to prior art approaches.
Abstract:
In a method for manufacturing a spectral module 1, a photodetecting unit 10 constructed by bonding a photodetector 5 and a light transmitting plate 56 together is attached to a front face 2a of a substrate 2 by an optical resin agent 63. Here, a light transmitting hole 50 of the photodetector 5 is covered with a light transmitting plate 56, whereby the optical resin agent 63 is prevented from intruding into the light transmitting hole 50. When preparing the photodetecting unit 10, a semiconductor substrate 91 provided with a photodetecting section 5a and the light transmitting plate 56 are bonded together, and then the semiconductor substrate 91 is formed with the light transmitting hole 50, whereby matters which may cause refraction, scattering, and the like to occur can reliably be prevented from intruding into the light transmitting hole 50.