Abstract:
A photopolarimeter for the simultaneous measurement of all four Stokes parameters of light. The light beam, the state of polarization of which is to be determined, strikes, at oblique angles of incidence, three photodetector surfaces (D0, D1, D2) in succession, each of which is partially specularly reflecting and each of which generates an electrical signal proportional to the fraction of the radiation it absorbs. A fourth photodetector (D3) is totally light absorbing and detects the remainder of the light. The four outputs thus developed form a 4x1 signal vector I(Boolean not) which is linearly related, I(Boolean not)=A(Boolean not) S(Boolean not), to the input Stokes vector S(Boolean not). Consequently, S(Boolean not) is obtained by S(Boolean not)=A(Boolean not)-1 I(Boolean not). The 4x4 instrument matrix A(Boolean not) must be nonsingular, whichrequires that the planes of incidence of each of the light beams are all different. For a given arrangement of four detectors, A(Boolean not) can be either computed or determinated by calibration.
Abstract:
A spectroscope device (13) of the dispersion type receives light (a) to be measured and emits it as dispersed light which corresponds to each of wavelengths to be measured. An optical-path switching device (17) directs the dispersed light emitted from the spectroscope device (13) to pass through first and second paths. A first photoelectric converter (18) receives the light which is directed to pass through the first path by the optical-path switching device (17). A polarizing/separating device (19) poralizes and separates the light, which is directed to pass through the second path by the optical-path switching device (17), into two polarized lights (b, c). Second and third photoelectric converter (20, 21) respectively receive the two polarized lights (b, c) polarized and separated by the polarizing/separating device. An arithmetical process section (25) corrects a first optical spectrum strength according to an output from the first photoelectric converter (18) with at least a ratio of second and third optical spectrum strengths according to outputs from the second and third photoelectric converter (20, 21), to thereby calculate absolute spectrum values of the measured light every wavelength to be measured about the light.
Abstract:
A polarizing optical element (7) which comprises a first substrate (7a) having a first surface formed with first and second gratings (7c, 7d) so as to cross relative to each other at a predetermined crossing angle (T), each of which first and second gratings (7c, 7d) has a grating pitch (Λ) equal to or smaller than the wavelength of a laser beam which may be incident upon the polarizing optical element (7). A magneto-optical head system of a type comprising a laser source for emitting and projecting a laser beam on a magneto-optical recording medium and utilizing a magneto-optical effect for reading information, recorded on the magneto-optical recording medium, by the utilization of reflected or transmitted laser beams reflected from or transmitted through the magneto-optical recording medium and utilizing the polarized optical element (7) is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A detector for detecting polarised radiation (24) comprising means (10, 18, 20) for modulating the polarisation of incoming radiation as a function of time which modulating means (10, 18, 20) has one or more opaque regions (19, 22), means (14) for detecting said modulated radiation, means (17) for deriving a reference signal indicative of the frequency of modulation applied to the modulating means (10, 18, 20), which reference signal is derived as a result of said one or more opaque regions (19, 22) on the modulating means (10, 18, 20), and means for ensuring that the reference signal and the resultant polarisation signal are in phase.
Abstract:
The optical reflectance or transmittance concentration analyzer includes an acousto-optical tunable filter (AOTF) with a pair of crossed polarizers (3, 5) to select one of the tuned monochromatic light beams that pass from a light source (1) through the AOTF. The AOTF is tuned by a computer controlled digital-to-analog converter (12) through a tunable sweep oscillator (11). To obtain rapid wavelength change along with electronic chopping or wavelength modulation, the digital-to-analog converter output is added to the output of a high speed signal generator (18). The modulated light is conducted directly or through a fiber optic cable to the location of the optical measurement and impinges upon the sample where it is reflected or transmitted. The emerging light is collected onto detector(s) (10). The measurement time interval can be distributed among the required wavelengths or wavelength pairs according to an unequal scheme to decrease the error of the result in a calibration equation. The apparatus is particularly adaptable for use as an on-line concentration monitor in industrial process control because of tis stability, efficiency and ability to perform quick analyses.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur Messung der Drehung der Schwingungsebene von linear polarisierter elektromagnetischer Strahlung bzw. davon abgeleiteter physikalischer Größen. Um die Meßgenauigkeit und die Funktion einer derartigen Vorrichtung zu verbessern, wird im wesentlichen vorgeschlagen, daß die elektromagnetische Strahlung vor der Wechselwirkung mit der zu untersuchenden Substanz in einen Meßstrahlengang M und einen Referenzstrahlengang R aufgespalten wird, daß dann beide Strahlengänge auf Strahlteilen der Analysatoren treffen, daß den Analysatoren photoempfindliche Fühler (7, 8, 11 and 12) nachgeschaltet sind, die mit Kurzzeitspeichern und Datenauswertungseinrichtungen verbunden sind.
Abstract:
A reflective optics system that preferably requires the presence of both convex and a concave mirrors that have beam reflecting surfaces, the application of which achieves focusing of a beam of electromagnetic radiation onto a sample, (which can be along a locus differing from that of an input beam), with minimized effects on a polarization state of an input beam state of polarization based on adjusted angles of incidence and reflections from the various mirrors involved.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a urine sample analyzing method comprising: flowing a measurement specimen prepared by mixing a urine sample and reagent through a flow cell; irradiating epithelial cells in the measurement specimen flowing through the flow cell with linearly polarized light and thereby producing scattered light; detecting a change of polarization condition of the scattered light produced by each of the epithelial cells; and classifying the epithelial cells into at least two types based on the change of polarization condition.