Abstract:
A spectrophotometer (10) includes an array of light emitting diodes (12) configured for activation in successive Hadamard encodement patterns, a diffraction grating (14), an optical slit (16), a detector (18) and electronic controls including a computer. In operation, the diffraction grating (14) disperses and collimates radiation from the array (12) and directs selected spectral components through the slit (16) onto the detector (18) whereupon the computer performs a Hadamard analysis on the detector signals.