Cavity enhanced polarimeter and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US09903805B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-27

    申请号:US15647106

    申请日:2017-07-11

    Abstract: A polarimeter for measuring chirality of a material comprising an optical ring cavity comprising a plurality of reflective elements configured to promote bi-directional propagation of a laser beam within the cavity, a laser-emitting device configured to introduce a first input beam and a second input beam into the cavity, a Faraday rotator, a phase compensator, an acousto-optic modulator configured to shift the frequency of the first output beam, an optical recombination device configured to recombine shifted and unshifted output beams, and first and second detectors configured to receive the recombined beams, wherein the plurality of reflective elements, Faraday rotator, and phase compensator are configured such that light from the first and second input beams passes through a chiral material located within the cavity a sufficient number of times for a measurement of optical rotary dispersion and circular dichroism of light transmitted through the material to be obtained at the detectors.

    CAVITY ENHANCED POLARIMETER AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20170315050A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-02

    申请号:US15647106

    申请日:2017-07-11

    Abstract: A polarimeter for measuring chirality of a material comprising an optical ring cavity comprising a plurality of reflective elements configured to promote bi-directional propagation of a laser beam within the cavity, a laser-emitting device configured to introduce a first input beam and a second input beam into the cavity, a Faraday rotator, a phase compensator, an acousto-optic modulator configured to shift the frequency of the first output beam, an optical recombination device configured to recombine shifted and unshifted output beams, and first and second detectors configured to receive the recombined beams, wherein the plurality of reflective elements, Faraday rotator, and phase compensator are configured such that light from the first and second input beams passes through a chiral material located within the cavity a sufficient number of times for a measurement of optical rotary dispersion and circular dichroism of light transmitted through the material to be obtained at the detectors.

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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09804094B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-31

    申请号:US14383119

    申请日:2012-11-20

    CPC classification number: G01N21/67 G01N21/05 G01N2201/067 G01N2201/08

    Abstract: To improve the detection sensitivity, detection accuracy, and reproducibility when electrostatic discharge is generated in a sample solution and analysis is performed using light emission in the generated plasma. A flow channel 100, which has cylindrical main portions each expanding conically from a narrow portion, is filled with a conductive sample solution, and an electric field is applied to the flow channel 100 to generate plasma in the generated air bubbles, so that the resulting light emission is measured.

    DEVICE FOR GENERATING AND DETECTING PHOTO MIXING-TYPE CONTINUOUS-WAVE TERAHERTZ USING PHASE NOISE COMPENSATION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20170292875A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-12

    申请号:US15516671

    申请日:2015-10-02

    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a continuous-wave terahertz generation and detection device using a photomixing technique, the device including: first and second light source units configured to output continuous-wave laser light sources, which have single wavelength and different frequencies, to generate optical signals; a first electro-optic phase modulator configured to shift a frequency of the optical signal generated by the first light source unit, and a second electro-optic phase modulator configured to shift a frequency of the optical signal generated by the second light source unit; a first optical amplifier configured to receive and amplify the optical signal whose frequency is shifted by the first electro-optic phase modulator and the optical signal generated by the second light source unit, and a second optical amplifier configured to receive and amplify the optical signal whose frequency is shifted by the second electro-optic phase modulator and the optical signal generated by the first light source unit; an opto-electronic converter configured to convert the optical signal amplified by the first optical amplifier into a terahertz wave; a photomixer configured to mix the optical signal amplified by the second optical amplifier and the terahertz wave generated by the opto-electronic converter and convert the mixed signal into an electrical signal; a photodetector configured to combine the optical signals transferred from the first and second optical amplifiers and convert the combined optical signal into an electrical signal; and a filter unit configured to filter the electrical signal passing through the photodetector, wherein the electrical signal obtained through the photodetector is compared with the electrical signal obtained by the photomixer, and phase noise having the same frequency is removed.

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