Abstract:
A system for measuring thermal degradation of composites, may include a housing having an interior with an opening shaped to expose a test area of the composite to be tested to the interior; a light-emitting diode that emits primarily ultraviolet radiation, the diode mounted on the housing to direct the ultraviolet radiation into the interior and through the opening; an image sensor mounted on the housing and open to the interior to receive radiation emitted from the test area passing through the opening into the interior; and an image processor connected to receive a signal from the image sensor, the image processor determining a presence or absence of thermal degradation of the test area in response to the signal.
Abstract:
A system for characterizing a bi-directional reflectance distribution function scattered light pattern of a portion of a sample is disclosed. The system can comprise a hemispherical member comprising an reflective inner surface; an entrance port operable to receive electromagnetic radiation from an electromagnetic radiation source; a first reflective optical element operable to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation and to direct the at least the portion of the electromagnetic radiation onto the portion of the sample to be characterized; a wide-angle lens operable receive the electromagnetic radiation that was specularly reflected and diffusely scattered from the portion of the sample onto the inner surface of the hemispherical member; and an imaging device operable to record intensity information imaged by the wide-angle lens to characterize the bi-directional reflectance distribution function scattered light pattern of the portion of the sample.
Abstract:
A system and method for monitoring and operating one or more light emitting devices is disclosed. In one example, light intensity within a dual elliptical reflecting chamber is sensed and operation of a fiber curing system is adjusted in response to an amount of sensed light energy.
Abstract:
In an apparatus for measuring an optical characteristic of a sample, one object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of measuring hemispherical total reflectance, hemispherical total transmittance, and light distribution, and to achieve a reduction in measurement time and an improvement in precision of the quantitative analysis of hemispherical total reflectance (transmittance). In a double ellipsoidal optical system which is an optical system in which one focal points of two ellipsoidal mirrors are positioned as a common focal point, and three focal points are aligned in a straight line, the double ellipsoidal optical system is composed of a partial ellipsoidal mirror 2, such as a quarter ellipsoidal mirror, and a belt-shape ellipsoidal mirror 1. By disposing, on a position of a focal point of the partial ellipsoidal mirror, a hemispherical detection optical system having a hemispherical lens or a rotational parabolic mirror, light scattered by an object, reflected by the partial ellipsoidal mirror, and focused on the point is photographed by for example a CCD camera 6 via a hemispherical lens and a taper fiber 5 so as to measure an optical characteristic of the object.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an optical measurement and/or inspection device that, in one application, may be used for inspection of semiconductor devices. A method is disclosed for extracting information of a device-under-test for an ellipsometer, comprising the steps: providing a plurality of incoming polarized beams using a plurality of polarizers, where each of the beams being polarized at a designated polarizing angle; using a parabolic reflector to focus said plurality of incoming polarized beams on a spot on a DUT; using a parabolic reflector to collect a plurality of beams reflected from said DUT; and analyzing said collected beams using a plurality of analyzers, wherein each of the analyzers having a designated polarizing angle with respect to its respective polarizer.
Abstract:
An absorption spectroscopy apparatus including an elliptical mirror centered on the midpoint between a source/detector and a mirror. The cavity between the elliptical mirror and the source/bolometer and mirror defines an interior volume of a sample cell. Electromagnetic radiation from the source/detector travels along a multi-segment path starting from the source/bolometer toward the elliptical mirror, reflecting off of the elliptical mirror and traveling toward the mirror, reflecting off of the mirror and traveling back toward the elliptical mirror and finally reflecting off the elliptical mirror for a second time and returning toward the source/bolometer. The multiple reflections combined with the focusing effects of the elliptical mirrored surface result in an efficient sampling device. Among other aspects and advantages, the apparatus of the present disclosure is able to use incoherent, non-collimated light sources while maintaining high optical throughput efficiencies.
Abstract:
A portable biochip scanner includes a surface plasmon resonance unit formed in a rotational disk-shape and an optical head projecting light to the surface plasmon resonance unit at an angle within a predetermined range and detecting light totally-reflected from the surface plasmon resonance unit. The optical head is movable in a radial direction of the surface plasmon resonance unit.
Abstract:
A reflectometer configured to test a sample. The reflectometer includes a light source that emits a light beam to the sample that is placed on a sample holder. The reflectometer focuses the light beam to a reduced spot size on the sample. The reflectometer is configured to view structure/defects in the sample using a detector that is downstream from the sample.
Abstract:
A system for measuring thermal degradation of composites includes a cylindrical body; a bottom cover having a lower central aperture; an upper concave mirror facing the bottom cover with an upper central orifice concentric with a central axis of the body; a lower concave mirror facing the upper concave mirror with a lower central orifice concentric with the central axis; a source of actinic radiation between the upper concave mirror and the lower concave mirror on the central axis to direct actinic radiation through the lower central orifice and lower central aperture; and a camera with an image sensor positioned concentrically relative to the upper central orifice; wherein the bottom cover is adjustable relative to the cylindrical body to provide a focusing function for the image sensor by varying the distance from the lower central orifice and the upper reflective surface.
Abstract:
A system for measuring thermal degradation of composites includes a cylindrical body; a bottom cover having a lower central aperture; an upper concave mirror facing the bottom cover with an upper central orifice concentric with a central axis of the body; a lower concave mirror facing the upper concave mirror with a lower central orifice concentric with the central axis; a source of actinic radiation between the upper concave mirror and the lower concave mirror on the central axis to direct actinic radiation through the lower central orifice and lower central aperture; and a camera with an image sensor positioned concentrically relative to the upper central orifice; wherein the bottom cover is adjustable relative to the cylindrical body to provide a focusing function for the image sensor by varying the distance from the lower central orifice and the upper reflective surface.