Abstract:
A scanning device for the photoelectric measurement pixel by pixel of a measurement object in the form of a printed sheet comprises a measurement table (MT) for supporting the measurement object, a measurement system movable over the surface of the measurement table for scanning pixel lines of the measurement object, a driving system for moving the measurement system over the measurement object, a measurement and driving control system for the measurement system and the driving system, and a processing system for processing and evaluating the measurement signals generated by the measurement system from the scanned pixels of the measurement object (S). The measurement system comprises a lighting system, a photoelectric reception system and optical means. The lighting system exposes pixels located in strip-shaped lighting regions (15) to light at a standardised range of angles of incidence. The photoelectric reception system comprises a plurality of parallel, mutually spaced apart photoelectric line sensors (21) sensitised to different wavelength ranges by upstream chromatic filters (22). The optical means comprise linear optic arrangements (31) which capture the measurement light reflected by the pixels at a standardised range of angles of incidence and direct the measurement light to each one of the line sensors (21). Crosstalk effects between adjacent pixels are substantially reduced by optical screening and other structural measures. The scanning device makes it possible to scan entire printed sheets at high speed and has a comparatively simple structure. It combines the advantages of the known technology of image-capture appliances but does not have its inherent drawbacks. It is there suited for quality control applications in the graphic industry and for the colorimetric control of printing processes.
Abstract:
Incoming light is spectrally analyzed by diffracting the incoming light with a grating. At least a part of the incoming light is split off so that this part contains mainly one polarization component of the incoming light. It is ensured that this split-off part and a remaining part of the incoming light reach the grating with their polarized component mainly parallel to a main direction of polarization which is diffracted with maximal efficiency by the grating. For this purpose, at least the split-off part is diffracted after being passed through a polarization rotating element.
Abstract:
An imaging spectrometer (2) is disclosed that comprises imaging means for dividing a received image into two or more spatially separated spectral images and means for detecting each spectral image (4), and is characterised in that the imaging means comprises at least one polarising beam splitter (18, 20, 22; 64, 68, 72). The polarising beam splitter may be a Wollaston prism. In one embodiment of the invention, the imaging means comprises image replication means (12) to produce two or more spatially separated images, and one or more filter elements such as dichroic filters (8) which act to alter the spectral characteristics of one or more of the spatially separated images. In a further embodiment of the invention the imaging means comprises one or more spectral replication means arranged in optical series, each spectral replication means comprising an optical retardation element (62, 66, 70) and a polarising beam splitter (64, 68, 72).
Abstract:
In spectrum measuring equipment the light to be measured is separated by a double-image polarizing element (12) into two polarized wave components whose planes of polarization perpendicularly cross each other and which have different optical axes, the two polarized wave components are applied to a dispersing element (14) so that their planes of polarization intersect the direction of light separation at ±45° thereto, respectively, and the sum of optical powers of the two polarized wave components separated by the dispersing element (14) is measured by a photodetector (16), whereby spectrum measurement not dependent on the polarization of the light to be measured can be achieved.