Optical filter and spectrometer
US12135239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J2003/2826
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical assembly is disclosed including two laterally variable bandpass optical filters stacked at a fixed distance from each other, so that the upstream filter functions as a spatial filter for the downstream filter. The lateral displacement may cause a suppression of the Oblique beam when transmission passbands at impinging locations of the oblique beam onto the upstream and downstream filters do not overlap. A photodetector array may be disposed downstream of the downstream filter. The optical assembly may be coupled via a variety of optical conduits or optical fibers for spectroscopic measurements of a flowing sample.
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