Abstract:
Anordnung zur Erfassung der Reflexions-Anisotropie einer Probe (30), enthaltend eine Strahlungsquelle (10) zur Beleuchtung einer Probe (30) derart, dass die von der Strahlungsquelle (30) erzeugte Strahlung im rechten Winkel auf die Probe (30) fällt; einen im Strahlengang zwischen Strahlungsquelle und Probe angeordneten Polarisationsstrahlteiler (18); Mittel zur Polarisationsmodulation (24), welche im Strahlengang zwischen Polarisationsstrahlteiler (18) und Probe (30) angeordnet sind; und (d) einen Detektor zur Erfassung der von der Probe (30) reflektierten Strahlung; ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Polarisationsstrahlteiler (18) bei Umkehrung der Durchgangsrichtung die Polarisationszustände erhält; und die Mittel zur Polarisationsmodulation einen rotierenden Polarisator (24) enthalten.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a spectrometer (100) for analysing the spectrum of an upstream light beam (1), comprising an entrance slit (101) and collimating means (110) suitable for generating, from the upstream light beam, a collimated light beam (10), characterised in that it also comprises: a polarisation-dependent diffraction grating (120) suitable for diffracting, at each wavelength (11, 12) of the spectrum of the upstream light beam, the collimated light beam into a first diffracted light beam (11, 12) and a second diffracted light beam (21, 22); optical recombining means (130) comprising a planar optical reflecting surface (130) perpendicular to the grating and suitable for deviating at least the second diffracted light beam; and focusing means (140) suitable for focusing, at each wavelength, the first diffracted light beam and the second diffracted light beam onto one and the same focusing area (141).
Abstract:
Various embodiments of apparatuses, systems and methods are described herein for a spectrometer comprising at least two dispersive elements configured to receive at least one input optical signal and generate two or more pluralities of spatially separated spectral components, at least a portion of the at least two dispersive elements being implemented on a first substrate; and a single detector array coupled to the at least two dispersive elements and configured to receive and measure two or more pluralities of narrowband optical signals derived from the two or more pluralities of spatially separated spectral components, respectively.
Abstract:
Disclosed is rapid spectroscopic measure of polarimetric parameters, and in particular to a method and apparatus for greatly increasing the operational speed of a spectrometer.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for correcting the measured image values of a test object, especially a printed sheet, in terms of at least one influencing variable influencing the result of measurement, using a pixel-operated photoelectric image measuring device, with the object of at least partially eliminating the effect of this influencing variable in terms of the measuring technique used. The measured image values determined by this image measuring device are converted to corrected measured image values using a correction model which is parameterized by correction parameters, and the corrected measured image values are no longer affected by the effect of this influencing variable in terms of the measuring technique used. The correction parameters used for the parameterized correction model are automatically calculated using measured reference values measured by a reference measuring device and the image measuring device and also using selected reference measurement sites, preferably of the same test object. Measured image values measured according to this method without a polarization filter are converted to measured image values measured with a polarization filter. Any influences depending on the pressure medium, fluorescence effects and influences of non-standard measuring geometries are also corrected.
Abstract:
An optical spectrum analyzer comprises a diffraction grating (DG), a polarization decomposing unit (PDM) for decomposing the input light beam into first and second light beams having mutually-perpendicular linear states of polarization, and two output ports (FP2/1, FP2/2) each for receiving from the grating, substantially exclusively, a respective one of the polarized light beams (LT, LR) after diffraction by the diffraction grating (DG). Each of the linearly-polarized light beams is directed onto the diffraction grating with its linear state of polarization at any prescribed angle to a corresponding plane of diffraction of the diffraction grating. The arrangement is such that the state of polarization of the light beams, at any particular wavelength within an operating band of the analyzer remains substantially unchanged with respect to time. The analyzer also may have a reflector (RAM) for reflecting the light beams leaving the diffraction grating after diffraction a first time so as to return them to the diffraction grating for diffraction a second time.