Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Messlichtquelle zum Erzeugen von Messlicht mit einer gleichmäßigen räumlichen Beleuchtungsstärkeverteilung. Die Messlichtquelle umfasst einen Hohlkörper (01) mit einer diffus reflektierenden Innenfläche. Im Hohlkörper (01) sind ein konkaver, hohlspiegelförmiger Beleuchtungsraum (04), ein rohrartiger Lichtformungsraum (06) und ein konkaver, hohlspiegelförmiger Lichtaustrittsraum (07) ausgebildet, die eine gemeinsame Achse (03) aufweisen. Im Beleuchtungsraum (04) ist eine Lichtquelle (08) zum Erzeugen von Licht zumindest teilweise angeordnet. Der Lichtaustrittsraum (07) weist einen Lichtaustritt (14) auf. Der Beleuchtungsraum (04) und der Lichtaustrittsraum (07) stehen sich mit ihren Hohlspiegelformen gegenüber und sind durch den rohrartigen Lichtformungsraum (06) verbunden. Erfindungsgemäß ist im Hohlkörper (01) eine diffus reflektierende Reflexionsscheibe (11) zum Reflektieren des von der im Lichtaustrittsraum (07) angeordneten Innenfläche des Hohlkörpers (01) reflektierten Lichtes durch den Lichtaustritt (14) nach außerhalb des Hohlkörpers (01) angeordnet. Im Weiteren betrifft die Erfindung eine Messanordnung zum Erfassen eines absoluten Reflexionsspektrums einer Probe und zum Durchführen einer Referenzmessung.
Abstract:
Embodiments of systems and methods for characterizing multiphase flow (MPF) of fluid and enhancing measuring and monitoring of a full range of water cut in a portion of a pipe for oil-related operations are provided. An embodiment of a system can include a flow director to direct the MPF between paired wide-band near-infrared (NIR) emitters and detectors electrically coupled to signal conditioning, processing, and characterizing modules to determine absorption and scattering of MPF and define and display MPF characteristics for measuring and monitoring in oil-related operations.
Abstract:
A fluorescent microscopic imaging method and apparatus, comprising: according to experiment requirements, illuminating at least one monochromatic fluorescence excitation light source (101) of the same colour from amongst a plurality of monochromatic fluorescence excitation light sources (101) as a target light source, the monochromatic fluorescence excitation light emitted by each monochromatic fluorescence excitation light source (101) being obliquely emitted onto a preset detection area of a sample plate to be detected; on the side of the sample plate to be detected furthest from the target light source, collecting the fluorescence of the particles in the preset detection area excited by the irradiation of the monochromatic fluorescence excitation light emitted by the target light source, and amplifying the preset detection area to a preset multiple; implementing light-filtering processing of the excited fluorescence of the particles in the preset detection area; and acquiring a fluorescent image of the preset detection area. A two-colour mirror is not required, and the fluorescence microscope apparatus therefore has a simple structure and low cost, preventing light energy loss. As the monochromatic fluorescence excitation light is obliquely emitted onto the sample plate to be detected, a small amount of monochromatic fluorescence excitation light is emitted into an objective lens after passing through the sample plate to be detected.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an inspection method (100) for the closure control of containers, in particular bottles, wherein the closed containers are transported (101) by means of a transport apparatus and closures applied to the containers are inspected (102 - 108) with regard to tightness and/or correct seating by an inspection device, characterized in that, by means of an optical 3-D measurement method, the inspection device at least partially senses (102) a container together with the closure of the container and generates (103) 3-D data thereof, in particular 3-D points, 3-D line elements, and/or 3-D surface elements, and that the 3-D data are processed (104 - 107) by means of an evaluation apparatus and the tightness and/or the correct seating of the closure is thereby inferred (108).
Abstract:
Devices and methods are disclosed for characterizing point flaws (including pinholes and point defects) of an optical filter. A passband test is performed, including: illuminating the optical filter with passband illumination whose spectral range at least overlaps a passband of the optical filter; acquiring a passband map of the optical filter using a two-dimensional array of photodetectors while illuminating the optical filter with the passband illumination; and identifying point defects of the optical filter as low intensity locations of the passband map. A stopband test is performed, including: illuminating the optical filter with stopband illumination whose spectral range lies entirely outside of the passband of the optical filter; acquiring a stopband map of the optical filter using the two-dimensional array of photodetectors while illuminating the optical filter with the stopband illumination; and identifying pinholes of the optical filter as high intensity locations of the stopband map.
Abstract:
The apparatus is for measuring at least one of color and trash in a fiber sample. A light emitting diode light source generates an incident light that is directed toward the fiber sample, and reflected by the fiber sample, thereby producing a reflected light. A sensor receives the reflected light and produces a signal. A controller controls the light source and the sensor, and at least one of receives and adjusts the signal. At least one of the incident light, the reflected light and the signal is conditioned to compensate for differences between the light emitting diode light source and a xenon light source. Thus, drawbacks of the xenon light source used to date can be avoided.
Abstract:
A biological analysis system is provided. The system comprises a sample block assembly. The sample block assembly comprises a sample block configured to accommodate a sample holder, the sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples. The system also comprises a control system configured to cycle the plurality of samples through a series of temperatures. The system further comprises an automated tray comprising a slide assembly, the tray configured to reversibly slide the sample block assembly from a closed to an open position to allow user access to the plurality of sample holders.
Abstract:
An inspection apparatus may determine precise OV measurements of a target on a substrate using an optical pupil symmetrizer to reduce the inspection apparatus's sensitivity to asymmetry and non-uniformity of the illumination beam in the pupil plane. The inspection apparatus includes an illumination system that forms a symmetrical illumination pupil by (1) splitting an illumination beam into sub-beams, (2) directing the sub-beams along different optical branches, (3) inverting or rotating at least one of the sub-beams in two dimensions, and recombining the sub-beams along the illumination path to symmetrize the intensity distribution. The illumination system is further configured such that the first and second sub-beams have an optical path difference that is greater than a temporal coherence length of the at least one beam and less than a depth of focus in the pupil plane of the objective optical system.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an Illumination filter system (2) for medical imaging, in particular multispectral fluorescence imaging, as performed e.g. in a microscope 1 or endoscope, such as a surgical microscope, in particular a surgical multispectral fluorescence microscope, comprising a first optical filter (35). The present invention also relates to an observation system (3) for medical imaging, in particular multispectral fluorescence imaging, as performed e.g. in a microscope (1) or endoscope, in particular a multispectral fluorescence microscope, comprising a beam splitter (21) adapted to split a light image (13) into a first light portion (16, 17) along a first light path (18) and a second light portion (20) along a second light path (19). To improve known illumination filter systems and observation systems, so these systems work with one light source only, are capable of capturing simultaneously at least one fluorescence signal and a signal of visible reflected light and allow a homogeneous illumination for obtaining different images from the object illuminated, the first optical filter (36) is adapted to quench light of at least one fluorescence excitation band within the visible spectrum in the illumination filter system (2) of the present invention, and the first light portion (16, 17) comprises at least one fluorescence emission band (Em.1, Em.2) in the visible spectrum and the second light portion (20) portion comprises a visible reflected light (VISR) in the observation system (3) of the present invention.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems in egg hatching, based on hatching eggs in a tray (2), comprising arranging eggs in a pattern in or on the tray, comprising egg supporting positions and holes together defining the pattern, wherein the holes are dimensioned to allow chicks (27) after hatching to pass there through into a crate (4), detecting at least one of numbers of unhatched eggs (22) in or on the tray; numbers of dead chicks in the crate; and numbers of objectionable chicks in the crate, and supplementing or removing chicks to or from the crate in correspondence therewith.