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Spectrometer and method for correcting wavelength displacement of spectrometer

US7116417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 8, 2004
Grant dateOct 3, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01J2003/2866
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spectrometer for correcting a displacement of a dispersed light image having a light source for outputting a monochromatic ray of light, an optical system which images a dispersed light image of the monochromatic ray through an incident slit on an imaging plane, a sensor array, and a calculator for calculating a variation in an imaging position of a primary dispersed light image of the monochromatic ray through the incident slit on the imaging plane from its initial position as a first image displacement amount, and a variation in an imaging position of a secondary dispersed light image of the monochromatic ray through the incident slit from its initial position as a second image displacement amount, and calculating, based on the first and second image displacement amounts, a third image displacement amount which is free of an influence due to a fluctuation of a wavelength of the monochromatic ray.

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