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Apparatus and method for obtaining spectral characteristics

US8908176B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 2013
Grant dateDec 9, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01J2003/466
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spectral characteristic obtaining apparatus includes a detection unit detecting light quantities in plural wavelength bands from a measurement target, a storage unit storing pre-obtained spectral characteristics of the measurement target, a calculation unit calculating a primary transformation matrix from the light quantities and the pre-obtained spectral characteristics of at least one reference sample and a secondary transformation matrix from one of the pre-obtained spectral characteristics corresponding to a primary wavelength band and another one of the pre-obtained spectral characteristics corresponding to a secondary wavelength band, an estimation unit estimating the spectral characteristics of the measurement target by performing a primary estimation on the light quantities in the plural wavelength bands by using the primary transformation matrix, performing a secondary estimation on a result of the primary estimation by using the secondary transformation matrix, and compositing a result of the secondary estimation with the result of the primary estimation.

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