GENERAL NOISE SUPPRESSION SCHEME WITH REFERENCE DETECTION IN OPTICAL HETERODYNE SPECTROSCOPY

    公开(公告)号:US20180283950A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-04

    申请号:US15941510

    申请日:2018-03-30

    CPC classification number: G01J3/45 G01J3/027 G01J3/433 G01J9/04

    Abstract: A heterodyne optical spectroscopy system comprises a light source that acts as a local oscillator (LO); a beam splitting component that generates a reference beam from the LO; a signal component that generates a sample signal from a sample; a beam blocker that can turn off the sample signal to generate blank shots; a composite signal detection subsystem that detects a heterodyned signal that is a mix of the sample signal and a portion of the LO; a composite reference detection subsystem synchronized to the signal detection subsystem to detect a portion of the reference beam; and a processor that processes digital signals from the signal detection subsystem and the reference detection subsystem. A very versatile reference scheme is developed to treat different heterodyne spectroscopies in a unified way, which achieves optimal noise suppression.

    Optical chemical analyser and liquid depth sensor

    公开(公告)号:US10041880B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US14758914

    申请日:2014-01-09

    Abstract: An optical chemical analyzer comprises a source of a first amount of radiation (46), an optics module configured to direct the first amount of radiation such that it is incident on or passes though a target (14) at a target location, the optics module further being configured to receive a second amount of Raman scattered radiation from the target and direct the second amount of radiation (206) to a Spatial Interference Fourier Transform (SIFT) module, the SIFT module including a first dispersive element (216) and a second dispersive element (218), the SIFT module being configured such that a portion of the second amount of radiation is received by the first dispersive element and interferes with a portion of the second amount of radiation received by the second dispersive element to form an interference pattern; the SIFT module further comprising a detector (48) configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the interference pattern and produce a detector signal (226) based on the captured image; and a processor configured to receive the detector signal from the detector and perform a Fourier transform on the detector signal to thereby obtain a frequency spectrum of the second amount of radiation.

    Static fourier transform spectrometer

    公开(公告)号:US09995629B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-12

    申请号:US15808898

    申请日:2017-11-10

    Inventor: Michael Schardt

    CPC classification number: G01J3/45 G01J3/021 G01J3/453 G01J3/4531

    Abstract: A static Fourier transform spectrometer is disclosed that includes a beam splitter, a mirror device, and a collection optic. The beam splitter divides an input light beam into a first arm and a second arm, wherein the first arm is reflected by the beam splitter and the second arm passes through the beam splitter, wherein the first arm extends to the converging optical unit without deflection after reflection at the mirror device, wherein the second arm extends to the converging optical unit without deflection after passing through the beam splitter, and wherein the collection optic merges the first arm and the second arm for interference.

    Method and system for spectral imaging

    公开(公告)号:US09915565B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-13

    申请号:US14438641

    申请日:2013-10-24

    Inventor: Nir Katzir

    Abstract: A method of calibrating a spectral imaging system is disclosed. The spectral imaging system comprises an interferometer having a beam splitter and at least a first reflector and a second reflector. The method comprises: obtaining data pertaining to an interference pattern model, operating the spectral imaging system to provide an interference pattern of a received light beam, and varying a relative orientation between at least two of: the beam splitter, the first reflector and the second reflector, until the interference pattern of the input light beam substantially matches the interference pattern model.

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