Compact, power-efficient stacked broadband optical emitters

    公开(公告)号:US11022491B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-01

    申请号:US16848126

    申请日:2020-04-14

    Abstract: The present disclosure describes broadband optical emission sources that include a stack of semiconductor layers, wherein each of the semiconductor layers is operable to emit light of a different respective wavelength; a light source operable to provide optical pumping for stimulated photon emission from the stack; wherein the semiconductor layers are disposed sequentially in the stack such that a first one of the semiconductor layers is closest to the light source and a last one of the semiconductor layers is furthest from the light source, and wherein each particular one of the semiconductor layers is at least partially transparent to the light generated by the other semiconductor layers that are closer to the light source than the particular semiconductor layer. The disclosure also describes various spectrometers that include a broadband optical emission device, and optionally include a tuneable wavelength filter operable to allow a selected pass through.

    COMPACT, POWER-EFFICIENT STACKED BROADBAND OPTICAL EMITTERS

    公开(公告)号:US20200249087A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-06

    申请号:US16848126

    申请日:2020-04-14

    Abstract: The present disclosure describes broadband optical emission sources that include a stack of semiconductor layers, wherein each of the semiconductor layers is operable to emit light of a different respective wavelength; a light source operable to provide optical pumping for stimulated photon emission from the stack; wherein the semiconductor layers are disposed sequentially in the stack such that a first one of the semiconductor layers is closest to the light source and a last one of the semiconductor layers is furthest from the light source, and wherein each particular one of the semiconductor layers is at least partially transparent to the light generated by the other semiconductor layers that are closer to the light source than the particular semiconductor layer. The disclosure also describes various spectrometers that include a broadband optical emission device, and optionally include a tuneable wavelength filter operable to allow a selected pass through.

    OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM CALIBRATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220373454A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17762456

    申请日:2021-05-24

    Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of measuring the optical reflectance R of a target using a detection system comprising a light emitter and a light detector spaced apart from one another. The method comprises illuminating the target with the light emitter, detecting light reflected from the target using the light detector, wherein the light detector provides an electrical output signal SS indicative of the intensity of the detected light, and determining the optical reflectance R of the target according to (Formula 1), where RR is the spectral reflectance of a reference standard, SR is the detector electrical output signal with the reference standard in place, SH is the detector electrical output signal with no target in front of the light emitter and light detector, and M is a calibration factor. R = M · R R ⁢ s s - s H M · ⌈ s R - s H ⌉ - R R ⁢ ⌈ s R - s s ⌉ , ( 1 )

    COMPACT SPECTROMETER MODULES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200182695A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-11

    申请号:US16625612

    申请日:2018-06-18

    Abstract: Compact spectrometer modules include an illumination channel and a detection channel. The illumination channel includes an illumination source operable to generate a broad spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. The detection channel includes an illumination detector and a Fabry-Perot component. The Fabry-Perot component is operable to pass a narrow spectrum of wavelengths to the illumination detector. Further, the Fabry-Perot component can be actuatable such that the Fabry- Perot component is operable to pass a plurality of narrow spectrums of wavelengths to the illumination detector.

    Compact, power-efficient stacked broadband optical emitters

    公开(公告)号:US10656014B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US15512977

    申请日:2015-09-23

    Abstract: The present disclosure describes broadband optical emission sources that include a stack of semiconductor layers, wherein each of the semiconductor layers is operable to emit light of a different respective wavelength; a light source operable to provide optical pumping for stimulated photon emission from the stack; wherein the semiconductor layers are disposed sequentially in the stack such that a first one of the semiconductor layers is closest to the light source and a last one of the semiconductor layers is furthest from the light source, and wherein each particular one of the semiconductor layers is at least partially transparent to the light generated by the other semiconductor layers that are closer to the light source than the particular semiconductor layer. The disclosure also describes various spectrometers that include a broadband optical emission device, and optionally include a tuneable wavelength filter operable to allow a selected wavelength or narrow range of wavelengths to pass through.

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