Apparatus and method for time resolved spectroscopy
US5737077A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J3/453
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A time resolved spectroscopy system and method are provided using digital processing techniques of a low power, continuous wave signal generated by a continuous wave light source, such as a cw laser. Time elapse is determined by measuring the time shift of the signal modulation sequence using the cross correlation of a return signal with the reference signal. The high resolution time delay is introduced at the start of each modulation cycle and the high resolution measurement is constructed by interlacing a data set based on the delay information. The high resolution TRS or fluorescence measurement is achieved by correlation calculation of the measured data and the reference code and deconvolving the autocorrelation function of the reference code.
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