Abstract:
An apparatus configured to acquire information on an object to be measured by an electromagnetic wave pulse, the apparatus includes: a generating unit configured to generate the electromagnetic wave pulse with which the object to be measured is irradiated; a detecting unit configured to detect the electromagnetic wave pulse from the object to be measured; a casing including at least a part of a propagation path of the electromagnetic wave pulse leading from the generating unit to the detecting unit; and a measuring window unit configured to change a propagation distance of the electromagnetic wave pulse by moving a measuring window disposed in a part of the casing. The object to be measured is disposed on an opposite side of the propagation path of the electromagnetic wave pulse inside the casing by interposing the measuring window.
Abstract:
A chemical sensor having a sheath, an optical fiber bundle, a mirror, and a mechanism associated with the optical fiber bundle for detecting light interaction, wherein the optical fiber means or the mirror is slidably disposed in the sheath, is provided. At least a portion of the sheath is permeable to a fluid suspected of containing a target chemical. The optical fiber bundle has a portion disposed in the sheath for emitting light to cause optical interaction with the target chemical surrounded by the sheath. The mirror is disposed in the sheath to reflect light emitted by the optical fiber bundle.