Refractive relay spectrometer

Details Refractive relay spectrometer Refractive relay spectrometer

2006-06-13

2006-06-13

Evans, F. L. (Department: 2877)

Optics: measuring and testing

By dispersed light spectroscopy

Utilizing a spectrometer

Reexamination Certificate

active

07061611

ABSTRACT:
A compact spectrometer that is relatively free of spatial and spectral image distortions. The spectrometer includes one or more slit elements located at an object plane, a first optical sub-system having at least one refractive optical element, one or more dispersive elements located substantially at a center plane, a second optical sub-system having at least one refractive optical element, and one or more one detecting elements located at substantially an image plane. The first optical sub-system is capable of substantially collimating, at the center plane, electromagnetic radiation originating from the one or more slit elements. The second optical sub-system is, in one embodiment, substantially symmetric to said first optical sub-system, the center plane being the plane of symmetry. The second optical sub-system is capable of imaging the substantially collimated electromagnetic radiation from the center plane onto the image plane. Another embodiment has a reflective dispersive element, and the first optical sub-system is also the second optical sub-system, acting as a dual optical sub-system.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3748015 (1973-07-01), Offner
patent: 5717487 (1998-02-01), Davies
patent: 6078048 (2000-06-01), Stevens et al.
patent: 6690467 (2004-02-01), Reel
NASA Contract No. NAS 7-918 Technical Support Package on “Low Distortion Imaging Spectrometers” for NASA Tech Brief, vol. 23, No. 3, Mar. 1999.
W. J. Smith. (1990) Modern Optical Engineering, 2ndEd. New York: McGraw Hill Book Co. p. 372.
W. J. Smith (1992) Modern Lens Design. New York: McGraw Hill Book Co., p. 169.
M. Laikin (2001) Lens Design, 3rdEd. New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc. pp. 85, 169.
U.S. Appl. No. 60/437,564 filed Dec. 31, 2002. Applicant: Thomas A. Mitchell. Title: Refractive Relay Spectrometer.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Refractive relay spectrometer does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Refractive relay spectrometer, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Refractive relay spectrometer will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3626220