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Multiple-wavelength spectroscopic apparatus

US7359051B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2006
Grant dateApr 15, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/29397
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a multi-wavelength spectroscopic apparatus using diffraction gratings, a first diffraction grating is a diffraction grating with diffraction efficiencies of p-polarized light and s-polarized light being equal on a short wavelength side of an operating wavelength range, and a second diffraction grating is a diffraction grating with diffraction efficiencies of p-polarized light and s-polarized light being equal on a long wavelength side of an operating wavelength range. By performing dispersion with two such diffraction gratings, it is possible to enlarge the amount of angular dispersion, and to produce a spectroscopic apparatus, which cancels wavelength dependencies of the diffraction efficiencies and has a small wavelength dependency of the diffraction efficiency.

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