Optics: measuring and testing – By light interference – Spectroscopy
Reexamination Certificate
2004-01-26
2008-11-11
Connolly, Patrick J (Department: 2877)
Optics: measuring and testing
By light interference
Spectroscopy
Reexamination Certificate
active
07450238
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are an array and a method for the spectrally resolving detection of a sample (22) that is illuminated by means of an illuminating radiation (12) by detecting a sample radiation (24) emitted by the sample (22). Said array comprises an illuminating beam path via which illuminating radiation (12) can be delivered to the sample (22) from a lighting source (10, 10′), and an observation beam path via which sample radiation (24) can be delivered to a detector (40) an observation radiation. An interferometer (30) that is disposed in a section of the observation beam path, which does not comprise the sample (22), splits incident input inteferometer radiation into two portions by means of an interferometer beam splitter, directs said two radiation portions via two paths which are provided with radiation-guiding means (34, 36) and whose effective path length difference can be modified, and superimposes the two radiation portions in a mutually interfering manner so as to form an interferometer output radiation such that the spectral distribution of the observation radiation (24) impinging at a specific point of the detector (40) can be modified by modifying the effective path length difference. The interferometer (30) is arranged in a beam path section that is common to the illuminating beam path and the observation beam path such that the effective path length difference in the illuminating beam path changes when the effective path length difference is modified in the observation beam path.
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Heintzmann Walther Rainer
Jovin Michael Thomas
Lidke Allen Keith
Connolly Patrick J
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften E.V.
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Pendorf Stephan A.
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