Abstract:
The spectrometer comprises at least a first optical path for a beam of electromagnetic radiation, along which the following are set: a beam-entry slit (1) for an incoming beam; a collimator (5) comprising a convergent spherical mirror for collimation of the incoming beam; a first dispersor (9) for dispersion of the beam into its chromatic components; a first focusing system (19); and a first detector (21) which receives the beam dispersed and focused by said first focusing system. Set along the first optical path there is set at least one first aspherical corrector element (7; 17) comprising an aspherical mirror for correction of spherical aberration.
Abstract:
Light from an object such as a cell moving through an imaging system is collected and dispersed so that it can be imaged onto a time delay and integration (TDI) detector. The light can be emitted from a luminous object or can be light from a light source that has been scattered or not absorbed by the object or can include a light emission by one or more probes within or on the object. Multiple objects passing through the imaging system can be imaged, producing both scatter images and dispersed images at different locations on one or more TDI detectors.
Abstract:
A mirror driving mechanism comprises a driver configured to drive at least one mirror which reflects a light flux while adjusting a wavelength width and a wavelength band of the light flux separated in a spectrum, and a controller configured to control the driver.
Abstract:
A holographic demultiplexor for filtering and spatially positioning individual optical channels, wavelengths, or sets of wavelengths. The holographic demultiplexor includes a volume hologram that includes holograms for redirecting wavelengths included in a light signal. A diffraction grating linearly disperses the light signal and the individual holograms included in the volume hologram spatially reflect the one or more wavelengths back to the diffraction grating as specific angles. The volume hologram spatially reflects the one or more wavelengths such that they are dispersed in two dimensions. The diffraction grating then reflects the two dimensionally dispersed wavelengths to a two dimensional detector array. The detectors of the detector array for adjacent wavelengths can be interleaved to reduce interference. Alternatively, the volume hologram can redirect sets of wavelengths directly to the detector array and the light is not linearly dispersed by a diffraction grating first.
Abstract:
The spectrometer comprises, in combination: a slit (1) for the entry of a light beam; a collimator; a dispersion system (9); focusing means and a detector (13). The collimator comprises at least a first concave spherical mirror (3) and at least a first Schmidt plate (5) in an off-axis arrangement.