OPTICAL PATH LENGTH SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL ABSORBANCE MEASUREMENTS
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    发明公开
    OPTICAL PATH LENGTH SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL ABSORBANCE MEASUREMENTS 有权
    光通路传感器和方法以获得最佳吸收测量

    公开(公告)号:EP2342549A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-13

    申请号:EP09736750.2

    申请日:2009-10-02

    IPC分类号: G01N21/31

    摘要: An apparatus is described in which an optical fiber is mounted within a fiber optic holder which includes the non-rotating shaft of a linear actuator. The fiber holder may be held captive in order to restrain the fiber holder and, consequently, the fiber mounted therein, from rotating during operation of the linear actuator, thereby resulting in linear travel with minimal rotational effects and minimal change in optical alignment of the fiber during travel. In addition, an optical path length sensor in conjunction with an optimize dabsorbance method of operation is utilized herein to provide micron precision of the displacement between respective receiving and transmission fibers so as to enable precise absorbance measurements from about 0.005 up to about 2.0 Absorbance Units for any given path length.