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Synchronous detection system for multichannel infrared spectroscopy

US6080983A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 1998
Grant dateJun 27, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01J2001/4242
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a radiation detector which includes at least one photoconductive detector and a modulator, which modulates in an on-off manner radiation passing to the photoconductive detector from a radiation source. A bias source is connected to one terminal of the photoconductive detector. A first amplifier is connected to the other terminal of the photoconductive detector, and a second amplifier receives an output of the first amplifier. A first phase detector detects the phase of modulation of the radiation source by the modulator and generates a reference signal relating thereto. A switch in the second amplifier changes, in response to the reference signal generated by the first phase detector, the second amplifier between an inverting state and a non-inverting state as the modulator changes the phase of modulation of the radiation.

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