Optical fiber probe for attentuated total reflectance measuremen

Details Optical fiber probe for attentuated total reflectance measuremen Optical fiber probe for attentuated total reflectance measuremen

1991-03-04

1993-06-08

Ullah, Akm E.

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Particular coupling structure

G02B 636

Patent

active

052186563

ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber probe for attenuated total reflectance measurements comprises a tubular body within which pass input and output optical fibers. The optical fibers are mounted within the body so that radiation emitted from the end of one of the optical fibers can pass through the optical system of the probe and be reflected back and focused on to the end of the other optical fiber for transmission back to a spectrophotometer. The optical system includes an attenuated total reflectance element, preferably of zinc selenide, which has a cylindrical body having at one end two perpendicular cut-away surfaces to form a roof mirror and at the other end a convex surface which acts to focus the radiation on to the end of the output optical fiber. The material to be tested is allowed to come into contact with the surfaces of the roof mirror, and then radiation is sent through the element and is totally internally reflected within it. Sealing around the element is effected by means of an O ring seal which extends around the element's cylindrical surface. Since there are no internal reflections from this surface, the spectrum of the O ring is not picked up.

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