INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENTS INCORPORATING A STRESS RELIEF LAYER

    公开(公告)号:US20180171781A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-21

    申请号:US15735541

    申请日:2015-07-30

    Abstract: An optical computing device includes an electromagnetic radiation source that emits electromagnetic radiation to optically interact with a substance and an integrated computational element (ICE) core. The ICE core includes a substrate, and a first plurality of thin films alternatingly deposited on the substrate with a second plurality of thin films via a thin film deposition process, wherein the first plurality of thin films is made of a high refractive index material and the second plurality of thin films is made of low refractive index material. A stress relief layer is deposited on the substrate via the thin film deposition process and interposes the substrate and a first layer of the first plurality of thin films. A detector is positioned to receive modified electromagnetic radiation that has optically interacted with the substance and the ICE core and generate an output signal indicative of the characteristic of the substance.

    INCORPORATION OF INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENTS WITHIN OPTICAL ANALYSIS TOOLS HAVING A MINIATURIZED OPERATIONAL PROFILE

    公开(公告)号:US20180156720A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-07

    申请号:US15873804

    申请日:2018-01-17

    Abstract: Conventional optical analysis tools containing an integrated computational element may have an operational profile that is too large for convenient use within confined locales. Optical analysis tools having a miniaturized operational profile can comprise: an electromagnetic radiation source that provides electromagnetic radiation to an optical train; and an optical computing device positioned within the optical train. The optical computing device comprises a planar array detector having at least two optical detection regions. At least one of the at least two optical detection regions has an integrated computational element disposed thereon. The planar array detector and the integrated computational element are in a fixed configuration with respect to one another.

    Moveable Assembly for Simultaneous Detection of Analytic and Compensation Signals in Optical Computing

    公开(公告)号:US20180112526A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-26

    申请号:US15559343

    申请日:2015-04-23

    Abstract: An optical computing device uses a moveable assembly to simultaneously analytic and compensation signals to determine sample characteristics in real-time. In one embodiment, the moveable assembly is a rotating carousel including at least one optical element pair positioned thereon, where one of the optical elements forms an analytic channel, and the other forms the compensation channel. Alternatively, two carousels may be utilized, where one includes the analytic channel and the other includes the compensation channel. In another embodiment, a linear array having compensation and analytic channels may be utilized. During operation, electromagnetic radiation optically interacts with the sample to form sample-interacted light, which is directed toward the optical elements on the moveable assembly. The optical elements are positioned on the moveable assemblies such that the sample-interacted light optically interacts with both simultaneously, thereby providing compensation in parallel with the sample characteristic measurement.

    FABRICATION OF CRITICAL LAYERS OF INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENTS
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    发明申请
    FABRICATION OF CRITICAL LAYERS OF INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENTS 审中-公开
    综合计算元素关键层的制造

    公开(公告)号:US20160292338A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:US14390841

    申请日:2013-12-24

    Abstract: A design of an integrated computational element (ICE) includes (1) specification of a substrate and multiple layers, their respective target thicknesses and refractive indices, refractive indices of adjacent layers being different from each other, and a notional ICE fabricated based on the ICE design being related to a characteristic of a sample, and (2) identification of one or more critical layers of the ICE layers, an ICE layer being identified as a critical layer if potential variations of its thickness or refractive index due to expected fabrication variations cause ICE performance degradation that exceeds a threshold degradation, otherwise the ICE layer being identified as a non-critical layer. At least one critical layer of the ICE is formed using two or more forming steps to form respective two or more sub-layers of the critical layer, and at least one non-critical layer of the ICE is formed using a single forming step.

    Abstract translation: 集成计算元件(ICE)的设计包括(1)衬底和多层的规格,它们各自的目标厚度和折射率,相邻层的折射率彼此不同,以及基于ICE制造的名义ICE 设计与样品的特性相关,以及(2)识别ICE层的一个或多个临界层,如果由于预期的制造变化导致其厚度或折射率的潜在变化导致的ICE层被鉴定为临界层 ICE性能降级超过阈值降级,否则ICE层被标识为非关键层。 使用两个或更多个成形步骤形成ICE的至少一个临界层以形成临界层的相应的两个或更多个子层,并且使用单个形成步骤形成ICE的至少一个非临界层。

    SPATIALLY-RESOLVED MONITORING OF FABRICATION OF INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENTS
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    发明申请
    SPATIALLY-RESOLVED MONITORING OF FABRICATION OF INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENTS 审中-公开
    集成计算元素制造的空间分析监测

    公开(公告)号:US20160209326A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-21

    申请号:US14400210

    申请日:2013-12-24

    Abstract: Techniques include receiving a design of an integrated computational element (ICE) including specification of a substrate and multiple layers, their respective target thicknesses and complex refractive indices, complex refractive indices of adjacent layers being different from each other, and a notional ICE fabricated based on the ICE design being related to a characteristic of a sample; forming at least some of the layers of a plurality of ICEs in accordance with the ICE design, where the ICEs' layers are moved along a direction of motion during the forming; measuring characteristics of probe-light that interacts with formed ICEs' layers such that the measured characteristics are spatially-resolved along a first direction orthogonal to the direction of motion; determining, based on the spatially-resolved characteristics, complex refractive indices and thicknesses of the formed ICE layers as a function of the ICEs' location along the first direction; adjusting the forming based on the determinations.

    Abstract translation: 技术包括接收包括衬底和多层的规格,它们各自的目标厚度和复合折射率,相邻层的复折射率彼此不同的综合计算元件(ICE)的设计,以及基于 ICE设计与样本的特征有关; 根据ICE设计形成多个ICE的至少一些层,其中ICE层在成形期间沿着运动方向移动; 测量与形成的ICE层相互作用的探测光的特性,使得测量的特征沿着与运动方向正交的第一方向被空间分辨; 基于空间分辨特性,确定形成的ICE层的复折射率和厚度作为沿着第一方向的ICE位置的函数; 根据测定调整成型。

    FLUID ANALYSIS SYSTEM BASED ON INTEGRATED COMPUTING ELEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND FIBER BRAGG GRATING RADIOMETRY

    公开(公告)号:US20190195663A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-27

    申请号:US16068089

    申请日:2016-02-02

    Abstract: A device for fluid analysis including an integrated computational element (ICE), a sample cell that optically interacts the ICE with a sample to generate a computation light associated with a characteristic of the sample, and a fiber sensor that receives the computation light and converts the computation light into a heat, is provided. The fiber sensor is coupled with a detector through an optical link, and is configured to return a portion of probe light through the optical link to the detector based on the heat converted. A method for using the device for performing fluid analysis is provided. A system for fluid analysis including at least one device as above is also provided.

    OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICES AND METHODS UTILIZING MULTIPLE INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENTS IN SEQUENCE

    公开(公告)号:US20170241839A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-24

    申请号:US15504646

    申请日:2015-09-16

    Inventor: David L. PERKINS

    Abstract: Detection sensitivity of optical computing devices may be improved by utilizing multiple integrated computational elements in combination with one another. Optical computing devices containing multiple integrated computational elements may comprise: two or more integrated computational elements that are identical to one another and optically interact sequentially with incident electromagnetic radiation, such that at least a portion of the photons from the incident electromagnetic radiation optically interacts with each integrated computational element; wherein the sequential optical interaction of the incident electromagnetic radiation with the two or more integrated computational elements increases a detection sensitivity of the optical computing device relative to that obtained when only one of the integrated computational elements is present; and a detector that receives the photons that have optically interacted with each integrated computational element.

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