Abstract:
The invention relates to a spectrometer arrangement comprising successively in the light propagation direction:—a converging optical unit (3), designed for focusing and orienting the incident light onto an entrance slit (4), and—an imaging system disposed downstream of the entrance slit (4) and having at least one dispersive element, designed for imaging a dispersion spectrum of the incident light beam (2) onto a spatially resolving detection device. According to the invention, in a spectrometer arrangement of this type—the entrance slit (4) is embodied in a reflective fashion, and—at least the converging optical unit (3), the entrance slit (4) and an imaging grating (5, 13) are combined in a module (1), wherein they—are integrated as components in a monolithic main body (6), or—are embodied as optically active forms or structures on a monolithic main body (6).
Abstract:
A spectroscopic sensor 1A comprises an interference filter unit 20A, a light detection substrate 30A, and a separator 15. The interference filter unit 20A has a cavity layer 21 and first and second mirror layers 22, 23 opposing each other through the cavity layer 21 and selectively transmits therethrough a predetermined wavelength range of light according to its incident position from the first mirror layer 22 side to the second mirror layer 23 side. The light detection substrate 30A has a light-receiving surface 32a for receiving light transmitted through the interference filter unit 20A and detects the light incident on the light-receiving surface 32a. The separator 15 extends from the cavity layer 21 to at least one of the first and second mirror layers 22, 23 and optically separates the interference filter unit 20A as seen in a predetermined direction intersecting the light-receiving surface 32a .
Abstract:
A THz frequency range antenna is provided which comprises: a semiconductor film (3) having a surface adapted to exhibit surface plasmons in the THz frequency range. The surface of the semiconductor film (3) is structured with an antenna structure (4) arranged to support localized surface plasmon resonances in the THz frequency range.
Abstract:
A spectroscopic sensor 1A comprises an interference filter unit 20A having a cavity layer 21 and first and second mirror layers 22, 23 and a light detection substrate 30 having a light-receiving surface 32a for receiving light transmitted through the interference filter unit 20A. The interference filter unit 20A has a first filter region 24 corresponding to the light-receiving surface 32a and a ring-shaped second filter region 25 surrounding the first filter region 24. The distance between the first and second mirror layers 22, 23 varies in the first filter region 24 and is fixed in the second filter region 25.
Abstract:
Provided is a spectrum detector capable of being miniaturized and which does not require complicated optical axis alignment. The spectrum detector of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a photodetector formed on the substrate and including a semiconductor having a plurality of convex portions; and a wavelength detection circuit for detecting a wavelength of light transmitted through the plurality of convex portions, from light incident on the photodetector. According to the present invention, a small-sized spectrum detector can be provided which can easily detect a peak wavelength distribution included in light of an unknown wavelength, without the use of optical equipment such as a grating or prism, thus dispensing with the need for the optical axis alignment of a complex optical system.
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 θ 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:
The compact microspectrometer for fluid media has, in a fixed spatial coordination in a housing, a light source, a fluid channel, a reflective diffraction grating, and a detector. The optical measuring path starting from the light source passes through the fluid channel and impinges on the diffraction grating. The spectral light components reflected by the diffraction grating impinge on the detector.
Abstract:
A spectral camera for producing a spectral output is disclosed. The spectral camera has an objective lens for producing an image, an optical duplicator, an array of filters, and a sensor array arranged to detect the filtered image copies simultaneously on different parts of the sensor array. Further, a field stop defines an outline of the image copies projected on the sensor array. The filters are integrated on the sensor array, which has a planar structure without perpendicular physical barriers for preventing cross talk between each of the adjacent optical channels. The field stop enables adjacent image copies to fit together without gaps for such barriers. The integrated filters mean there is no parasitic cavity causing crosstalk between the adjacent image copies. This means there is no longer a need for barriers between adjacent projected image copies, and thus sensor area can be better utilized.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a highly reliable spectral module. When light L1 proceeding to a spectroscopic unit (4) passes through a light transmitting hole (50) in the spectral module (1) in accordance with the present invention, only the light having passed through a light entrance side unit (51) formed such as to become narrower toward a substrate (2) and entered a light exit side unit (52) formed such as to oppose a bottom face (51b) of the light entrance side unit (51) is emitted from a light exit opening (52a). Therefore, stray light M incident on a side face (51c) or bottom face (51b) of the light entrance side unit (51) is reflected to the side opposite to the light exit side unit (52) and thus is inhibited from entering the light exit side unit (52). Therefore, the reliability of the spectral module (1) can be improved.
Abstract:
An interferometer comprising a planar substrate is provided. The interferometer has a splitter formed on the planar substrate to split a received optical signal, a sample arm formed on the planar substrate to receive a first portion of the split optical signal and direct the first portion toward a sample, a reference arm formed on the planar substrate to receive a second portion of the split optical signal, and a detector element to receive an interferogram generated by interfering the second portion of the split optical signal with a received sample signal generated by the first portion of the split signal interacting with the sample.