Abstract:
Embodiments are directed to an optical spectrometry method, comprising: generating a sequence of 2D Hadamard masks along the time dimension, wherein each 2D Hadamard mask is arranged with a wavelength dimension and a coefficient dimension; detecting an optical signal from light transmitted through the sequence of 2D Hadamard masks; and reconstructing a spectrum to be detected by analyzing the optical signal, wherein each 2D Hadamard mask in the sequence of 2D Hadamard masks comprises a plurality of columns along the wavelength dimension, each column corresponding to a different Hadamard coefficient, and having different respective sequency values along the time dimension.
Abstract:
An improved Raman spectrometer device is provided which provides useful spectral information in situations where Raman spectroscopy has heretofore been unworkable. The spectrometer of the invention makes use of a stationary electrooptical masking device in lieu of conventional slit scanning optics, with the mask being computer controlled to provide a multiplexing function, typically employing Hadamard mathematics. The stationary encoding mask permits use of a relatively inexpensive photodiode detector, as compared with photomultiplier tubes conventionally used in Raman instrumentation. Advantageously, unwanted Rayleigh scattered radiation can be completely eliminated, either by blanking those zones of the mask receiving such radiation, or physically locating the device in such orientation that the Rayleigh scattered radiation does not pass through operative portions of the mask.