Patent · US Active

Volume phase grating spectrometers

US8310674B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by
4References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 10, 2012
Grant dateNov 13, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 10, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2021/1787
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spectrometer is provided including a camera and an axial symmetric camera mount configured to receive the camera and to rotate. The spectrometer furthers include an input for providing optical radiation to a spectrometer system; a diffraction grating for dispersing the optical radiation along a prescribed plane; at least one lens for focusing wavelength-dispersed light onto at least one array of a detector of optical radiation, wherein the camera has at least one linear array of elements for detecting optical radiation; a mechanical housing, wherein the axial symmetric camera mount is configured to couple the camera to the mechanical housing; and a means for rotating the camera coupled to the mechanical housing about an axis. Related systems and methods are also provided.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.