Abstract:
Some embodiments include a method of operating a tunable light module. The method can include driving a lamp in the tunable light module, having lamps of at least two colors, to produce a colored light according to the color mixing plan that corresponds to a correlated color temperature (CCT); measuring a light characteristic of the lamp using a light sensor; detecting a degradation level by comparing the measured light characteristic against an expected light characteristic; and adjusting a current level for driving the lamp at the CCT by referencing the color mixing plan and an alternative coefficient corresponding to the degradation level.
Abstract:
An optical measurement apparatus 10 primarily includes: a photon detection unit 12 for detecting incident photons, a time signal output unit 14 for outputting a time signal, and a storage unit 16 for storing the time signal outputted from the time signal output unit 14 when the photon detection unit 12 detects photons. The photon detection unit 12 includes a HPD 24 having a photocathode 24a and an APD 24b, a TZ amplifier 26, a peak holding circuit 28, and an A/D converter 30. The time signal output unit 14 includes a timer 32 and a counter 34. The storage unit 16 includes a comparator 36 and a memory 38. When photons impinge on the HPD 24, a trigger signal is outputted from the comparator 36, causing the photon-number outputted from the A/D converter 30 and the time data outputted from the counter 34 to be stored in the memory 38.
Abstract:
Some embodiments include a method of operating a tunable light module. The method can include driving a lamp in the tunable light module, having lamps of at least two colors, to produce a colored light according to the color mixing plan that corresponds to a correlated color temperature (CCT); measuring a light characteristic of the lamp using a light sensor; detecting a degradation level by comparing the measured light characteristic against an expected light characteristic; and adjusting a current level for driving the lamp at the CCT by referencing the color mixing plan and an alternative coefficient corresponding to the degradation level.
Abstract:
Systems and methods include a method for determining wave propagation speed. Spatio-temporally-sampled data for electromagnetic (EM) wave propagation through a fluid in a conduit is acquired for different instants of time from each antenna of an array of antennas distributed at predetermined locations. A k-ω plot plotting curves having a kinematic relationship ω=ck is generated based on the spatio-temporally-sampled data and using a spectral-based algorithm, where ω is an angular frequency of a spectral component of EM disturbances, k is a wavenumber, and c is an unknown speed of the EM wave propagation. A spectral ridge on the curves is identified using the k-ω plot. Parameters for calculating a slope of the spectral ridge are determined. The slope of the spectral ridge is determined. The speed of EM wave propagation is determined assuming a relation between the speed of EM wave propagation and the slope of the spectral ridge.
Abstract:
The method and system utilized the measurement of the “absolute” velocities or equivalent parameters of the electromagnetic devices and objects, which are defined as the velocities relative to the real origin of the electromagnetic wave, to accurately picture their impacts on the propagation and measurement of the electromagnetic wave and compensate for these impacts correspondingly. The comprehensive information of the “absolute” velocities, including both the measured values and the calculated right timings, is utilized to calibrate and control the electromagnetic device and calculate the results to improve performance and accuracy. The method and system include the absolute velocity measurement, the calibration and control of the device, and the computation of the right timings and results.
Abstract:
An incident optical signal is captured by an array of apertures and directed to pairs of fibers, each pair having a delay fiber with a unique length and a no-delay fiber. Each pair of fibers further has a unique transmission characteristic. Time interpolation is then performed using the transmission characteristic curve for each delay fiber and the duration from the time the optical signal arrives over the no-delay fibers and the time the signal arrives over the delay fibers to determine the wavelength. In a second embodiment, each pair of delay and no-delay fibers is replaced by a fiber splitter which directs light into a no-delay fiber and a delay fiber that have been split from the input of the splitter. In a third embodiment, two fiber splitters are used in place of the pairs of fibers. Each splitter has a number of branches for receiving light and an output end for guiding light onto the photodetectors. The propagation time of the delay optical signal, as compared against the no-delay signal, and other factors such as the length of the individual fiber and the transmission characteristics, are used to determine the wavelength.
Abstract:
Some embodiments include a method of operating a tunable light module. The method can include driving a lamp in the tunable light module, having lamps of at least two colors, to produce a colored light according to the color mixing plan that corresponds to a correlated color temperature (CCT); measuring a light characteristic of the lamp using a light sensor; detecting a degradation level by comparing the measured light characteristic against an expected light characteristic; and adjusting a current level for driving the lamp at the CCT by referencing the color mixing plan and an alternative coefficient corresponding to the degradation level.
Abstract:
Methods of selecting, from a set of like optical fibers, a subset of optical fibers that can meet both short-wavelength and target-wavelength bandwidth requirements are disclosed. The method includes obtaining short-wavelength bandwidth data from DMD measurements, and determining a peak wavelength for each optical fiber. A target-wavelength bandwidth is then calculated using the determined peak wavelengths. The calculated target bandwidth is then compared to the short-wavelength and target-wavelength bandwidth requirements to identify which of the optical fibers satisfy these requirements.
Abstract:
A probe including reflector is disclosed to measure the velocity distribution of a moving surface along many lines of sight. Laser light, directed to the surface by the probe and then reflected back from the surface, is Doppler shifted by the moving surface, collected into probe, and then directed to detection equipment through optic fibers. The received light is mixed with reference laser light and using photonic Doppler velocimetry, a continuous time record of the surface movement is obtained. An array of single-mode optical fibers provides an optic signal to one or more lens groups and a reflector, such as a parabolic reflector having a mirrored interior surface.