Abstract:
There is described an apparatus (2) for measuring an amount of an analyte in a mixture. In one example, the apparatus (2) has a laser source (6) for generating a frequency- modulated laser beam (22). A cavity (36) receives the frequency-modulated laser beam (22) and a photodetector (46) obtains an intensity signal indicative of an interaction between the frequency-modulated laser beam (22) and the mixture. The apparatus (2) has a first demodulator (76) for producing a first demodulation signal. A frequency locking arrangement uses the first demodulation signal to lock a carrier frequency of the frequency-modulated laser beam (22) and a mode of the cavity (36) to each other. The apparatus has a second demodulator (50) for producing a second demodulation signal and for generating, on the basis of the second demodulation signal, an output indicative of the amount of the analyte in the mixture. Other apparatus and methods are described.
Abstract:
There is described an apparatus (2) for measuring an amount of an analyte in a mixture. In one example, the apparatus (2) has a laser source (6) for generating a frequency- modulated laser beam (22). A cavity (36) receives the frequency-modulated laser beam (22) and a photodetector (46) obtains an intensity signal indicative of an interaction between the frequency-modulated laser beam (22) and the mixture. The apparatus (2) has a first demodulator (76) for producing a first demodulation signal. A frequency locking arrangement uses the first demodulation signal to lock a carrier frequency of the frequency-modulated laser beam (22) and a mode of the cavity (36) to each other. The apparatus has a second demodulator (50) for producing a second demodulation signal and for generating, on the basis of the second demodulation signal, an output indicative of the amount of the analyte in the mixture. Other apparatus and methods are described.
Abstract:
A spectrograph usable as a demutiplexer/detector in a wavelength division multiplexing optical system. The spectrograph comprises a planar waveguide (50) and a detector array (52). The planar waveguide (50) has a dispersive edge (56) having an inwardly concave shape, an input edge (62), and a straight output edge (64). The dispersive edge (56) has a reflective diffraction grating (60) formed on it, the grating (60) having a variable line spacing. An optical input signal comprising a plurality of different wavelength ranges enters the waveguide at the input edge (62), and travels through the waveguide and strikes the grating (60). The grating (60) focuses the optical energy in each of the wavelength ranges at a focal spot at the output edge (64), the position of each focal spot being a function of wavelength. The detector array (52) comprises a plurality of photodetectors positioned along a straight line, such that the photodetectors are positioned at the focal spots. Each photodetector therefore detects the optical energy in one of the input ranges. A stack of such planar waveguides may be assembled to form a multi-channel spectrograph.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique capable of generating an image of higher color reproducibility while allowing for reduction in time for imaging.SOLUTION: An image capture device 100 comprises: a spectrum measurement unit 120 which measures spectrum features of a photographic subject; a spectrum image capture unit 101 which is capable of separating and photographing a subject image into a plurality of colors and generating plural sets of spectrum images; and a color separation feature determination unit 134 which determines, on the basis of the spectrum features of the photographic subject which are obtained with the spectrum measurement unit 120, the color separation features when the spectrum image capture unit 101 color-separates and photographs, and determines the number of colors in the color separation when the spectrum image capture unit 101 color-separates and photographs and a spectrum band corresponding to each of the plurality of colors.