Abstract:
The photo-coupled data acquisition system can have a container having a contour wall extending upwardly from a closed bottom, for containing a sample therein, a light emitter operable to emit diffused light into the container at an initial intensity, a photodetector operable to detect a reflected intensity of the diffused light, and a structure connected to the contour wall and holding the light emitter and the photodetector at a predetermined height above the bottom of the container and in an orientation facing inside the container, wherein during operation of the system, the initial light intensity is attenuated by the sample and the reflected intensity thereof can be correlated to an information value concerning a variable of interest of the sample.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention comprise apparatus and methods for detecting the presence of a substance in a test material using a plurality of wavelength-specific couplers (e.g. tilted fibre gratings) which provide a spatially distributed multi-node all-optical measurement system. Each node of the measurement system can comprise an optical module that is sensitive to the intensity of a limited band of wavelengths. The node is thus capable of detecting the presence of an absorption peak in a spectrum without having to obtain the full spectrum. By providing a plurality of optical modules that are sensitive to different wavelengths, the spectral signature of different substances may be monitored without having to measure full spectra. The measurement system may be particularly useful in a process control environment where it is desirable to take measurements of one or more substances in different locations.
Abstract:
A quantum-yield measurement device 1 measures a quantum yield of a sample S by irradiating a sample container 3 of a sample cell 2 for containing the sample S with pumping light L1 and detecting light to be measured L2 emitted from at least one of the sample S and sample container 3. The quantum-yield measurement device 1 comprises a dark box 5 for arranging therein the sample container 3; a light generation unit, having a light exit part 7 connected to the dark box 5, for generating the pumping light L1; a light detection unit, having a light entrance part 11 connected to the dark box 5, for detecting the light to be measured L2; an integrating sphere 14, arranged within the dark box 5, having a light entrance opening 15 for the pumping light L1 to enter and a light exit opening 16 for the light to be measured L2 to exit; and a movement mechanism 30 for moving the integrating sphere 14 within the dark box 5 such that the sample container 3 attains each of a first state of being located inside of the integrating sphere 14 and a second state of being located outside of the integrating sphere 14 and, causing the light entrance opening 15 to oppose the light exit part 7 and causing the light exit opening 16 to oppose the light entrance part 11, in the first state.
Abstract:
A spectral measurement apparatus includes a light source for generating a excitation light; an integrator having an input opening portion and an output opening portion; a housing portion arranged in the integrator and for housing a sample; an incidence optical system for making the excitation light incident to the sample; a photodetector for detecting a light to be measured output from the output opening portion; and an analysis means for calculating a light absorptance of the sample, based on a detection value detected by the photodetector, and an irradiation area with the excitation light at a position of incidence to the sample is set larger than an irradiated area of the sample, and the analysis means performs an area ratio correction regarding the irradiation area with the excitation light and the irradiated area of the sample, with respect to the light absorptance calculated.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a photoreflectance device (1) for characterising a rough surface comprising: - Means (2) for emitting a pump beam (3); - Means (8) for emitting a probe beam (11); - Means (14) for detecting the probe beam reflected by the surface; - An integrating sphere (13) capable of collecting the probe beam reflected by the surface, the integrating sphere comprising: - a first output (15) connected to the detection means (14), and disposed so as to receive a majority of the probe beam (11) reflected by the surface (4); - a second output (16) arranged so as to receive a majority of the pump beam (3) reflected by the surface.
Abstract:
A quantum-yield measurement device 1 measures a quantum yield of a sample S by irradiating a sample container 3 of a sample cell 2 for containing the sample S with pumping light L1 and detecting light to be measured L2 emitted from at least one of the sample S and sample container 3. The quantum-yield measurement device 1 comprises a dark box 5 for arranging therein the sample container 3; a light generation unit, having a light exit part 7 connected to the dark box 5, for generating the pumping light L1; a light detection unit, having a light entrance part 11 connected to the dark box 5, for detecting the light to be measured L2; an integrating sphere 14, arranged within the dark box 5, having a light entrance opening 15 for the pumping light L1 to enter and a light exit opening 16 for the light to be measured L2 to exit; and a movement mechanism 30 for moving the integrating sphere 14 within the dark box 5 such that the sample container 3 attains each of a first state of being located inside of the integrating sphere 14 and a second state of being located outside of the integrating sphere 14 and, causing the light entrance opening 15 to oppose the light exit part 7 and causing the light exit opening 16 to oppose the light entrance part 11, in the first state.
Abstract:
A spectrometer is provided with an integrating sphere 20, inside which a sample S of a measurement target is disposed and which is adapted for observing measured light emitted from the sample S, and a Dewar vessel 50 which retains a refrigerant R for cooling the sample S and at least a portion of which is located so as to face the interior of the integrating sphere 20. Gas generated from the refrigerant R is introduced through predetermined gaps G1-G6 functioning as a gas introduction path and through a plurality of communicating passages 64 formed in a support pedestal 61, into the integrating sphere 20. The gas introduced into the integrating sphere 20 absorbs water in the integrating sphere 20 to decrease the temperature in the integrating sphere 20, so as to prevent dew condensation from occurring on a portion of a second container portion 50b of the Dewar vessel 50 exposed in the integrating sphere 20. This can prevent occurrence of dew condensation even in the case where the sample S is measured in a cooled state at a desired temperature.