Abstract:
A sensing apparatus consisting of more than one diode laser having select lasing frequencies, a multiplexer optically coupled to the outputs of the diode lasers with the multiplexer being further optically coupled to a pitch side optical fiber. Multiplexed laser light is transmitted through the pitch side optical fiber to a pitch optic operatively associated with a process chamber which may be a combustion chamber or the boiler of a coal or gas fired power plant. The pitch optic is oriented to project multiplexed laser output through the process chamber. Also operatively oriented with the process chamber is a catch optic in optical communication with the pitch optic to receive the multiplexed laser output projected through the process chamber. The catch optic is optically coupled to an optical fiber which transmits the multiplexed laser output to a demultiplexer. The demultiplexer demultiplexes the laser light and optically couples the select lasing frequencies of light to a detector with the detector being sensitive to one of the select lasing frequencies.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spectral color sensor which has little detection color difference in relation to chromaticity of a specimen by decreasing generation of mixed colors by high order diffraction light of short wavelengths and by acquiring precise spectral information in an entire evaluation wavelength band considering the optical efficiency of an entire optical system. SOLUTION: In a concave reflective spectral element used for a Rowland type spectrometer, when a range of wavelengths detected by the Rowland type spectrometer is above λ1 and below λ2 (λ1 r is satisfied, wherein the bus radius of curvature is R and the sagittal radius of curvature is r. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide method and system for monitoring and control of combustion that overcome any difficulty in attainment of wavelength-variable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS). SOLUTION: In this method, multiplexer 16 optically-connected with output of two or more diode lasers 12 having selected laser oscillating frequencies is optically-connected with optical fiber on pitch side. Multiplexed laser beam is transmitted to pitch optical component 20 associated with process chamber 22 through the pitch side optical fiber. The pitch optical component 20 is oriented so as to radiate multiplexed laser output through inside the process chamber. A catch optical component 24 receives the above radiated multiplexed laser output. The catch optical component 24 is optically-connected with the optical fiber transmitting the multiplexed laser output to demultiplexer 28. The demultiplexer 28 demultiplexes laser beam to optically-connect the selected laser oscillating frequency of the beam with a detector 25. This detector has sensitivity to one of the selected laser oscillating frequencies. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spectroscope manufacturing method capable of easily manufacturing highly reliable spectroscopes. SOLUTION: A box body 5 resin-molded in such a way as to have: an external shape of a rectangular parallelepiped; a pair of grooves in its bottom surface; and a hemispherical recession part 10 is prepared. A photo-curable resin agent 27 is applied to a region 12 in a bottom part of the recession part 10 of the box body 5. A light-transmitting mold 28 in which a plurality of grating grooves are arranged and formed along a prescribed direction in its bottom surface is pressed to the applied resin agent 27 to irradiate light to cure the resin agent 27 and provide the region 12 of the recession part 9 with a grating 29 in which the plurality of grating grooves are formed. A reflecting film 15 is provided by depositing Al, Au, etc. in such a way as to cover the grating 29. A photo-detection element 4 is housed in the package 2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem for achieving the tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS). SOLUTION: A multiplexer (16) optically coupled to the outputs of more than one diode lasers (12) having selected lasing frequencies, is further optically coupled to a pitch side optical fiber. Multiplexed laser light is transmitted through the pitch side optical fiber to pitch optics (20) operatively associated with a process chamber (22). The pitch optics (20) are oriented to project multiplexed laser output through the process chamber. Also catch optics (24) receive the projected multiplexed laser output. The catch optics (24) are optically coupled to the optical fiber which transmits the multiplexed laser output to a demultiplexer (28). The demultiplexer (28) demultiplexes the laser light and optically couples to detectors (25) the selected lasing frequencies of light. Each of detectors (25) is sensitive to one of the selected lasing frequencies. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform high-speed detection of high absolute wavelength resolving power, high relative wavelength resolving power and high paired-wavelength sensitivity using a small-sized inexpensive device. SOLUTION: An excitation wavelength converter 12 that is an optical sensor is emits excitation 20, for example, light 24 having photon energy peak values that correspond to the content of a wide-wavelength region light illumination, that is, narrow-wavelength region light within a photon energy region. A propagation member 30 converts the emitted light 24 of a converter 10 to diffused light 32 to propagate a diffused light 32 to the transmission structure 40 in a light-detecting assembly 34. The multilayered transmission structure 40, having lateral modification in photon energy transmission characteristics discharges photons 46 and 48 from regions 42 and 44 that are different, corresponding the photon energies λa and λb of the light 32 received by the incident surface thereof. Photon quantity difference or the photon discharge position in the structure 40 is detected by the mutual detection results of the photon discharge quantities at the positions 52 and 54 of a photon-detecting member 50 and the wavelength change or photon energy distribution of the light 24 is calculated. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT