Abstract:
Low cost and form factor spectrometers are disclosed. A spectrometer comprises a substrate, a plurality of optical sensors (979), a plurality of spectral filters (977), an optical manifold (976) and one or more processing elements (980). The plurality of spectral filters (977) and the one or more processing elements (980) are mounted on the substrate. The spectral filters (977) are fixedly positioned over at least a group of the optical sensors (979) and fixedly positioned with respect to the substrate. An optical manifold (976) is fixedly positioned over the spectral filters (977). The optical manifold (976) has a plurality of exit ports and an entrance port, wherein light entering the entrance port is transmitted to an interior portion of the optical manifold (976) and a portion of the light is transmitted from the exit ports through some of the spectral filters (977). The spectrometers are disclosed embedded in printing and scanning devices, computer companion devices, scope-type devices and the like.
Abstract:
A method for obtaining a target color measurement using an electronic image capturing device comprising the steps of: (1) determining one or more of a field correction array, level correction vectors, a color correction matrix, and a calibration correction and; (2) adjusting a target color measurement based upon one or more of a field correction array, level correction vector, a color correction matrix, and a calibration correction to obtain a corrected color target measurement.
Abstract:
Low cost and form factor spectrometers are disclosed. A spectrometer comprises a substrate, a plurality of optical sensors (979), a plurality of spectral filters (977), an optical manifold (976) and one or more processing elements (980). The plurality of spectral filters (977) and the one or more processing elements (980) are mounted on the substrate. The spectral filters (977) are fixedly positioned over at least a group of the optical sensors (979) and fixedly positioned with respect to the substrate. An optical manifold (976) is fixedly positioned over the spectral filters (977). The optical manifold (976) has a plurality of exit ports and an entrance port, wherein light entering the entrance port is transmitted to an interior portion of the optical manifold (976) and a portion of the light is transmitted from the exit ports through some of the spectral filters (977). The spectrometers are disclosed embedded in printing and scanning devices, computer companion devices, scope-type devices and the like.
Abstract:
Eine Messvorrichtung besteht aus einem optischen Messkopf (H) zur Erfassung des vom Messobjekt ausgehenden zu messenden Lichts, einem optisch mit dem Messkopf verbundenen Spektrometer (S), welches Spektrometer einen fotoelektrischen Wandler (4) aufweist, einem Analog/Digital-Wandler (11) zur Umwandlung der erzeugten analogen elektrischen Signale in entsprechende digitale Messdaten, einem Rechner (10) zur Steuerung des fotoelektrischen Wandlers und des Analog/Digital-Wandlers, einer bi-direktionalen Schnittstelle (5) zur Verbindung des Rechners mit einem externen Rechner (C), wobei Messvorgänge durch den externen Rechner veranlasst und die dabei erzeugten digitalen Messdaten über die Schnittstelle (5) zum externen Rechner übertragen werden können. Die Schnittstelle ist eine USB- oder Fire Wire-Schnittstelle (5) und die Stromversorgung sämtlicher elektrischen Komponenten (2,4,E) der Messvorrichtung erfolgt über die Schnittstelle. Dazu ist eine mit der Schnittstelle verbundenen Stromversorgungsschaltung (100) vorgesehen, welche aus der über die Schnittstelle (5) vom externen Rechner (C) zugeführten Versorgungsspannung die für die einzelnen elektrischen Komponenten (2,4,E) der Messvorrichtung erforderlichen Versorgungsspannungen erzeugt.
Abstract:
To provide sufficient sensitivity, spectral resolution and speed of measurement for field environmental measurements in a portable spectroradiometer, a silicon photodiode receives light: (1) having a bandwidth in the range of between 2 and 15 nm (nanometers) from a pivotable concave holographic diffraction grating within the wavelength range of between 250 and 1150 nm at a scanning rate in the range of 20 to 100 nm per second; (2) having stray light of high intensity and undesired frequencies and the shorter wavelength harmonics of the selected frequency range blocked by filters; and (3) having flux of a least 10 microwatts per square meter of diffuser plate for each nanometer of bandwidth. Automatic electrical zeroing is obtained by blocking all light once at the beginning of each scan, obtaining an electrical drift-related signal and using the drift signal to ad- just the measured signal during the scan. Several different sensing interfaces can be used, including a quartz, light fiber probe having at least a 50% packing density and a cone angle of at least 24 degrees. The data and the programming storage is at least 30K bytes but the instrument uses no more than two watts of power when the instrument is not scanning.