Abstract:
An optical instrument (A) for monitoring polymerase chain reaction replication of DNA may include a thermal cycler block (1c) for holding a plurality of vials (1b), each containing a suspension of ingredients that include a fluorescent primary dye. The instrument may include a light source (11) for emitting a source beam, a first means (7) disposed to be receptive of the source beam, a primary focusing means (3) disposed to focus the excitation beam simultaneously into a plurality of suspensions and being receptive of and passing emission beams, a second means (8) disposed to be receptive of emission beams, an emission focusing means (10) for focusing emission beams, a detector, and a processing means for computing concentration of DNA. The optical system being arranged without a beam splitter (6) but with one or more folding mirrors (5), and with excitation and emission beams being on slightly different optical paths angularly.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an ATR infrared spectrometer (1) for analyzing the chemical composition of a sample, having an elongated ATR crystal (2), an infrared light emitter line (8) arranged on an ATR crystal (2) inlet surface (4) which is arranged at one longitudinal end of the ATR crystal (2), and an infrared light detector line (10) arranged at the other longitudinal end of the ATR crystal (2). Infrared light emitted from the infrared light emitter line (8) directly enters the ATR crystal (2) via the inlet surface (4) and is guided in the ATR crystal (2) to the infrared light detector line (10) while undergoing total internal reflection and interacting with the sample, which is arranged between the infrared light emitter line (8) and the infrared light detector line (10) adjacently to the ATR crystal (2). The total extension (13) of all the infrared light-detecting regions (18) of the infrared light detector line (10) with respect to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (21) of the ATR crystal corresponds maximally to the width (14) of the ATR crystal (2) and is greater than the total extension (12) of all the infrared light-emitting regions (17) of the infrared light emitter line (8).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for identifying rain on a pane (2). The device comprises a camera (1), an illumination source (3) for emitting light (h, o, p) and a diffusion element (6). Light (h, o, p) emitted by the illumination source (3) emerges as light sheet (s) from the diffusion element (6). The camera (1), the illumination source (3) and the diffusion element (6) are designed and arranged in such a way that the camera (1) can detect a signal from the light (h, o, p) or an imaging (i1, i2) of the light sheet (s) which is emitted by the illumination source (3), impinges on the pane (2) through the diffusion element (6) and is reflected by the pane. In particular, in this case, the signal detected by the camera (1) or the light sheet(s) (i1, i2) correlate(s) with light from the illumination source (3) which is reflected or scattered at the inner side (2.1) and/or outer side (2.2) of the pane and/or at a raindrop.
Abstract:
A SERS element 3 comprises a substrate 4; a fine structure part 7 formed on a front face 4a of the substrate 4 and having a plurality of pillars 11; and a conductor layer 6 formed on the fine structure part 7 and constituting an optical function part 10 for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The conductor layer 6 has a base part formed along the front face 4a of the substrate 4 and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the base part at respective positions corresponding to the pillars 11. The base part and the protrusions form a plurality of gaps G in the conductor layer 6, each of the gaps G having an interstice gradually decreasing in a direction perpendicular to the projecting direction of the pillar 11.
Abstract:
Disclosed are improved integrated computational elements for use in optical computing devices. One integrated computational element includes an optical substrate, first and second pluralities of optical thin film layers alternatingly deposited on the optical substrate to form a thin film stack, wherein each optical thin film layer of the first plurality exhibits a first refractive index and each optical thin film layer of the second plurality exhibits a second refractive index different than the first refractive index, and at least one additional optical thin film layer arranged in or on the thin film stack and in optical communication with at least one of the optical thin film layers of the first and second pluralities, the at least one additional optical thin film layer exhibiting a third refractive index that is different than the first and second refractive indices.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a contrast amplifying substrate (SAC') including an absorbent substrate (SA) supporting at least one absorbent layer (CA'), said method including a step of designing said substrate and including the following steps: i) selecting an illumination wavelength λ; ii) selecting a material constituting said substrate and having, at said illumination wavelength λ, a complex refraction index N 0 =n 0 - jk 0 where k 0 ≥0,01; iii) selecting an ambient medium in contact with said layer of the side opposite said substrate and having, at the illumination wavelength λ, a complex refraction index N 3 =n 3 -jk 3 where k 3 ≥0; iv) determining a nominal complex reflection index N 1 =n 1 -jk 1 and a nominal thickness e 1 of said layer such that it behaves as an antireflection layer when illuminated with normal incidence at said illumination wavelength λ; and v) selecting a material constituting said layer and having, at said illumination wavelength λ, a complex refraction index, the real and imaginary parts of which coincide with those of said nominal complex reflection index.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device (10) for the acquisition of images of the inner surface of a tyre, comprising at least one image acquisition module (14) provided with at least one lighting means (20) that can project a light beam onto a predetermined area of the inner surface of the tyre, at least one image acquisition means (22) that can acquire a light beam reflected off said area of the tyre, from said original light beam, and at least one reflector (30) which is optically arranged between the lighting means (20) and said area of the tyre.
Abstract:
A portable spectrometer device includes an illumination source for directing at a sample, and a tapered light pipe (TLP) for capturing light interacting with the sample at a first focal ratio and for delivering the light at a second focal ratio lower than the first focal ratio. A linearly variable filter (LVF) separates the captured light into a spectrum of constituent wavelength signals; and a detector array, including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels disposed to receive at least a portion of a plurality of the constituent wavelength signals provides a power reading for each constituent wavelength. Preferably, the TLP is lensed at one end, and recessed in a protective boot with stepped inner walls. The gap between the TLP and LVF is minimized to further enhance resolution and robustness.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition which can be detected both by X-ray radiation and by fluorescence or phosphorescence, and a molded article obtained from the resin composition. The present invention provides a resin composition containing a light-emitting substance and a radiopaque substance; in which the light-emitting substance is a near-infrared fluorescent material or a phosphorescent material. a radiopaque substance of the resin composition is any one of barium sulfate, bismuth oxide, bismuth subcarbonate, calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, tungsten, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, zirconium, titanium, platinum, bismuth subnitrate, and bismuth.A molded article can be obtained by processing any one of the resin compositions described above.