Abstract:
A method and apparatus for measuring spectral information of light from at least one object (15); said apparatus comprising at least one light detecting means (34); and at least one transparent body (31) having a front side (F) including: an entrance surface (311) having positioned in or near thereof an entrance aperture means (30), and at least one reflecting surface (312); and said transparent body further having a back side (B) including: at least one reflecting surface (313) for reflecting light received from said entrance aperture means, and an exit surface (314); said detecting means being positioned in or near said exit surface; said first reflecting surface, said second reflecting surface, or both, having at least one diffractive optical element (32) and/or at least one focusing means (33). Such apparatus comprising more spectral channels, and such apparatus comprising distance sensing means.
Abstract:
Transmission spectrometers require low levels of background light so that the signal to noise ratio is increased, and also require stable performance over wide temperature ranges. Light reflected by the transmission grating can result in increased background levels. One approach to reducing the background level is to orient the transmissive diffraction grating so that light reflected by the grating is reflected out of the diffraction plane. The temperature-induced wavelength drift of a transmission spectrometer can be due to the frame upon which the transmission grating is mounted. The wavelength drift is reduced by allowing the thermal expansion of the grating to be independent of the frame.
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, and for adding and dropping channels. The device provides programmability in use as an add/drop multiplexer.