Variable path length spectrophotometric probe

Details Variable path length spectrophotometric probe Variable path length spectrophotometric probe

1991-01-16

1992-12-01

McGraw, Vincent P.

Optics: measuring and testing

Sample, specimen, or standard holder or support

Fluid containers

250576, G01N 2105

Patent

active

051683679

ABSTRACT:
A compact, variable pathlength, fiber optic probe for spectrophotometric measurements of fluids in situ. The probe comprises a probe body with a shaft having a polished end penetrating one side of the probe, a pair of optic fibers, parallel and coterminous, entering the probe opposite the reflecting shaft, and a collimating lens to direct light from one of the fibers to the reflecting surface of the shaft and to direct the reflected light to the second optic fiber. The probe body has an inlet and an outlet port to allow the liquid to enter the probe body and pass between the lens and the reflecting surface of the shaft. A linear stepper motor is connected to the shaft to cause the shaft to advance toward or away from the lens in increments so that absorption measurements can be made at each of the incremental steps. The shaft is sealed to the probe body by a bellows seal to allow freedom of movement of the shaft and yet avoid leakage from the interior of the probe.

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patent: 4988155 (1991-01-01), Harner et al.
patent: 5036194 (1991-07-01), Hazel

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