Method and apparatus for optical measurements under ambient light conditions

    公开(公告)号:US10213111B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US14766445

    申请日:2014-02-14

    Abstract: Examples of a spectroscopy system with a specially design ambient illumination system are disclosed. The ambient illumination system comprises one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) that provide illumination light in the wavelength of 400-785 nm. The ambient illumination system can further comprise a filter to block light above 785 nm. The filter can be placed directly in front of LED emitters. The LEDs can be white LEDs or RGB LEDs. The spectroscopy system can further comprise a control system that can receive a signal from the spectral probe when the spectral measurements commence and can instantaneously send a signal to automatically switch off the ambient illumination system and to receive a signal from the spectral probe when the spectral measurements are terminated and automatically switch on the ambient illumination system. Examples of methods of operating the spectroscopy system and the ambient illumination system are disclosed.

    DESIGN OF INPUT AND OUTPUT OPTICAL SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPASS SPECTROSCOPIC ABSORPTION CELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20190056310A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US16167011

    申请日:2018-10-22

    Inventor: Craig Sawyers

    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to detecting species within a fluid using a multi-pass absorption cell and a spectrometer. The absorption cell includes a plurality of mirrors arranged in a manner such that a detection light traverses multiple passes through the fluid within the absorption cell. In some implementations, the detection light is reflected by the plurality of mirrors to form optical paths in more than one plane. The system also includes an electronic unit configured to receive and process spectral data from the spectrometer. In some implementations, the electronic unit communicates with at least one computational unit over a communication interface to send a portion of the spectral data for processing. The electronic unit may also receive processed data from the computational unit.

    Atomic absorption photometer and atomic absorption measurement method

    公开(公告)号:US10184886B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-22

    申请号:US15525327

    申请日:2014-11-11

    Inventor: Kazuo Sugihara

    Abstract: There are provided an atomic absorption photometer and an atomic absorption measurement method which can easily perform background correction in a short time period by using a plurality of types of methods while suppressing the amount of samples consumed. Background correction is performing by using each of the D2 lamp method, the Zeeman method, and a self-reversal method, according to measurement data in each of measurement periods T41 to T46 obtained in one data acquisition cycle. Background correction is performed on the common measurement data (atomic absorption data) obtained in the atomic absorption measurement period T41, by using the measurement data (background data) obtained in each of the first to third background measurement periods T44, T46, and T42.

    Fully integrated gas concentration sensor

    公开(公告)号:US10168211B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-01

    申请号:US15836219

    申请日:2017-12-08

    Abstract: A gas concentration sensor is includes an integrated die-form electromagnetic radiation source and an integrated die-form infrared detector. In one or more implementations, the gas concentration sensor includes a package substrate defining at least one aperture, a gas permeable mesh coupled to the package substrate and covering at least a portion of the at least one aperture, a die-form electromagnetic radiation source positioned in an interior region of the package substrate, a die-form detector positioned in the interior region of the package substrate, and control circuitry operably coupled to the die-form detector and configured to detect and calibrate one or more signal outputs from the die-form detector to determine a gas concentration within the interior region of the package substrate. The gas concentration sensor can be configured for specific detection of various gases through control of the spectral wavelengths emitted by the electromagnetic radiation source(s) and/or detected by the detector(s).

    Spectral imaging sensors and methods with time of flight sensing

    公开(公告)号:US10151629B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-11

    申请号:US15559228

    申请日:2016-03-18

    Abstract: Spectral imaging sensors and methods are disclosed. One spectral imaging sensor includes a light source, an array of coded apertures, one or more optical elements, and a photodetector. The light source is configured to emit a plurality of pulses of light toward an object to be imaged. The array of coded apertures is positioned to spatially modulate light received from the object to be imaged. The optical elements are configured to redirect light from the array of coded apertures. The photodetector is positioned to receive light from the one or more optical elements. The photodetector comprise a plurality of light sensing elements. The plurality of light sensing elements are operable to sense the light from the one or more optical elements in a plurality of time periods. The plurality of time periods have a same frequency as the plurality of pulses of light.

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