Abstract:
An optical scanning device, such as a chromatoscanner, includes a spectroscope having a rectangular outlet slit for producing a light beam in the shape thereof. A rotatable disk having a spiral slit is disposed in the path of the light beam to produce light pulses along radial lines of the disk which are directed to the surface of a specimen. The absorbancy of the light pulses at discrete positions of the specimen is measured and stored in a memory in accordance with the corresponding location on the specimen as derived from measuring the rotation angle of the disk.
Abstract:
The present invention is drawn to a spectrophotometer using a pulsed xenon flashtube as a light source. The energy to be applied to the light source of the spectrophotometer is set within a range of 0.03 joules to 1.0 joule. Therefore, the intensity of light emitted from the light source is not too great, which allows the spectrophotometer to measure a spectral reflectance under the presence of natural light or equivalents thereof. Further, the charging period of time required for the spectrophotometer to provide a desired light emission intensity is short, so that the light source is capable of emitting many flashes of light per second, wherein the amount of data produced within a predetermined measuring period is increased. Thus, accurate data can be generated.
Abstract:
The fluorescence spectrophotometer automatically sets the response time at the most suitable value for every sample, thus accurate quantitative measurements can be made with minimum measuring time. The response time characterizes the filtering operation by which noises are eliminated from the primary signal generated by the emission photometer. The fluorescence spectrophotometer sets the response time of the filtering operation based on the strength of the fluorescent light emitted from the measured sample.
Abstract:
An integrated illumination reference source for generating an illumination reference signal may include an optical element having a first outer surface and a second outer surface, such that the first and the second outer surface are substantially opposing. The optical element receives an incident optical signal at the first outer surface and projects the incident optical signal from the second outer surface onto a surface. A reflective device that is located on a region of the second outer surface is offset from an optical axis of the optical element. The reflective device includes a reflective surface that reflects a portion of the incident optical signal from the second outer surface back through the first outer surface, whereby the reflective surface of the reflective device is encapsulated between the first outer surface and the second outer surface of the optical element.
Abstract:
An integrated illumination reference source for generating an illumination reference signal may include an optical element having a first outer surface and a second outer surface, such that the first and the second outer surface are substantially opposing. The optical element receives an incident optical signal at the first outer surface and projects the incident optical signal from the second outer surface onto a surface. A reflective device that is located on a region of the second outer surface is offset from an optical axis of the optical element. The reflective device includes a reflective surface that reflects a portion of the incident optical signal from the second outer surface back through the first outer surface, whereby the reflective surface of the reflective device is encapsulated between the first outer surface and the second outer surface of the optical element.