Broad range gas illumination and imaging

    公开(公告)号:US11573172B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US16352351

    申请日:2019-03-13

    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for detecting gas by: illuminating, with a controllable illuminator system, a scene with light including radiation within the infrared (IR) wavelength range; controlling the illuminator system to emit light at a first wavelength corresponding to a first absorption level of a gas and at a second wavelength corresponding to a second absorption level of a gas, such that an equal amount of radiant energy over a time period is emitted onto the scene for each of said first and second wavelengths; and capturing a first IR image of the scene being illuminated with light at said first wavelength and a second IR image of the scene illuminated with light at said second wavelength, and comparing said first and second IR images to determine whether a characteristic for at least one specific gas is represented in said first and/or second IR images.

    Method for compensation in a measuring system

    公开(公告)号:US11467033B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US16986917

    申请日:2020-08-06

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for compensation for different sensitivities at different wavelengths in a spectrometric measuring system, including steps of calibrating the measuring system in a wavelength range with respect to one or more known reference standards, creating a wavelength-dependent compensation algorithm for linearization, and adjusting the measuring system using the compensation algorithm. The invention further discloses a corresponding measuring system.

    SPECTROPHOTOMETER
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220128405A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17422744

    申请日:2020-01-08

    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of optical instrumentation and is intended for use in analyses in industrial laboratories and for scientific research purposes in analytical studies of the spectral characteristics of various materials. The technical result is an increase in the quality and accuracy of angular dependence measurements and measurements of complex prisms. A spectrophotometer comprises a housing, a measuring compartment and a source of monochromatic radiation, where the following are installed: a radiation source, a monochromator, an assembly of polarizers, a mirror element, a measuring channel with an assembly of photodetectors with a lens, a reference channel with an assembly of photodetectors with a lens; a rotary object table, capable of providing a triple exposure of the specimens when carrying out measurements, with a hollow rotation shaft and with specimens; and devices for moving the assembly of the measuring channel of the photodetectors with a vertical rotation shaft.

    Method and system for real-time web manufacturing supervision

    公开(公告)号:US11209370B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-28

    申请号:US16772954

    申请日:2018-12-05

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Michael Ohora

    Abstract: A web manufacturing supervision system for monitoring properties of a web being transported in a moving direction during a web manufacturing process, includes: a) a radiation source for illuminating a first spot on the web; b) a tunable first detector for capturing signal radiation emanating from the first spot within a signal wavelength band; the signal wavelength band being adjustable to one of at least a first wavelength band and a second wavelength band; c) a second detector for capturing reference radiation emanating from the first spot within a reference wavelength band; d) control means for alternatingly tuning the signal wavelength band to the first wavelength band and the second wavelength band and measuring the signal at both wavelength bands simultaneously.

    Multiplexing and Encoding for Reference Switching

    公开(公告)号:US20210310867A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17351067

    申请日:2021-06-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods and systems for measuring one or more properties of a sample are disclosed. The methods and systems can include multiplexing measurements of signals associated with a plurality of wavelengths without adding any signal independent noise and without increasing the total measurement time. One or more levels of encoding, where, in some examples, a level of encoding can be nested within one or more other levels of encoding. Multiplexing can include wavelength, position, and detector state multiplexing. In some examples, SNR can be enhanced by grouping together one or more signals based on one or more properties including, but not limited to, signal intensity, drift properties, optical power detected, wavelength, location within one or more components, material properties of the light sources, and electrical power. In some examples, the system can be configured for optimizing the conditions of each group individually based on the properties of a given group.

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