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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7352459 | Scanning Spectrophotometer for high throughput fluorescence detection and fluorescence polarization A fluorescence spectrophotometer system may be implemented in scanning fluorescence polarization detection applications. A wavelength and area scanning fluorescence spectrophotometer system may include a light source, an excitation double monochromator, an excitatio... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7317179 | Systems and methods to shape laser light as a homogeneous line beam for interaction with a film deposited on a substrate Systems and methods are disclosed for shaping and homogenizing a laser beam for interaction with a film. The shaping and homogenizing system may include a lens array and a lens that is positioned to receive laser light from the lens array and produce a respective el... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7277188 | Systems and methods for implementing an interaction between a laser shaped as a line beam and a film deposited on a substrate Systems and methods are disclosed for focusing a beam for an interaction with a film deposited on a substrate wherein the focused beam defines a short axis and a long axis. In one aspect, the system may include a detecting system to analyze light reflected from the ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7262910 | Illuminating device and optical object-analyzing device An illuminating device (10). In one embodiment, the illuminating device includes a light source (12), optical components (16, 18, 20) that define a plurality of light paths (14) originating from the light source, a light-conditioning arra... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7215422 | Assembly and method for wavelength calibration in an echelle spectrometer A spectrometer assembly (10) is disclosed. The assembly includes a light source (11) with a continuous spectrum. A pre-monochromator (2) generates a spectrum with a relatively small linear dispersion from which a spectral portion is selectable, ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7130505 | Optical performance monitor An optical performance monitor for accurate monitoring of the OSNR of a WDM optical signal is provided wherein a demultiplexing arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) having a plurality of Vernier input ports is disposed between an optical switch and a photodiode array cou... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123398 | Arrangement and use of a slit diaphragm Device (1) and method for delimiting a field (3) impinged with light from a light source (2), particularly on the surface of an optical element (4) and/or sample (5), having a slit diaphragm (6) including a slit height (7... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7088758 | Relax gas discharge laser lithography light source An apparatus and method are disclosed for operating a narrow band short pulse duration gas discharge laser output light pulse beam producing system, producing a beam comprising laser output light pulses at a selected pulse repetition rate, which may comprise: a disp... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7079564 | Control system for a two chamber gas discharge laser The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072037 | Double monochromatic spectroscopic device Detected and stored are zero-order light positions which are an angular position of the pre-spectroscope and that of the main spectroscope at which a main light ray incident on the inlet slit reaches the outlet slit via the pre-spectroscope and the main spectroscope... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7061959 | Laser thin film poly-silicon annealing system A gas discharge laser crystallization apparatus and method for performing a transformation of a crystal makeup or orientation in a film on a workpiece is disclosed, which may comprise a master oscillator power amplifier MOPA or power oscillator power amplifier confi... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7041959 | System and method for monitoring the performance of dense wavelength division multiplexing optical communications systems A system and method for monitoring all the characteristic parameters of a DWDM communication system is implemented with two variants. Firstly, this is achieved by means of a specific grating spectrometer displaying a high resolution and a high-speed sampling of the ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039086 | Control system for a two chamber gas discharge laser The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035505 | Optical performance monitor An apparatus for monitoring an input optical signal at a plurality of distinct optical frequencies is disclosed wherein a demultiplexing arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) having a plurality of M>1 Vernier input ports is disposed between an optical switch and a photodi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7009140 | Laser thin film poly-silicon annealing optical system A high energy, high repetition rate workpiece surface heating method and apparatus are disclosed which may cmprise a pulsed XeF laser operating at or above 4000 Hz and producing a laser output light pulse beam at a center wavelength of about 351 nm; an optical syste... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6989898 | Dynamic method for changing the operation of a multiple-pass monochromator between additive and subtractive modes Inverting optics are used to invert, with respect to the dispersion plane, the wavefront of a monochromator employing a beam making more than one pass through the dispersing medium. Further, the inverting functionality can be turned-on or turned-off, thereby reversi... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6952260 | Double grating three dimensional spectrograph A spectrograph with a first concave spectrographic diffraction grating is positioned to receive light from the input light source is configured to provide a diffracted light output dispersing the components of the input light source in a first direction. The dispers... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6930776 | High optical rejection optical spectrum analyzer/monochromator A dual-channel, double-filtering, multi-pass OSA having a narrow spectral linewidth response and high ORR comprises a diffraction grating (DG), two input ports (P1′, P1″) for directing first and second input light beams (LR, LT) onto the grating; a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6744506 | Depolarizing plate and an optical apparatus using the same A depolarizing plate comprising a first rectangular wedge plate that has a first crystallographic optical axis in a diagonal direction of the rectangle and which has a thickness thereof in a vertical direction vary continuously in a direction 45 degrees from said fi... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6714298 | Spectral instrument using multiple non-interfering optical beam paths and elements for use therewith A spectrometer, or a spectral instrument using multiple non-interfering optical beam paths and special optical elements. The special optical elements for use with the instrument are used for directing the optical beam and/or altering the form of the beam. The instru... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6690468 | Arrangement for simultaneous analysis of several optical lines An optical spectrum analyzer of novel design, in which several different spectra can be measured and analyzed simultaneously. A measuring signal is used as a reference signal for calibrating the optical spectrum analyzer. The light rays are admitted via a... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6683686 | Temporally resolved wavelength measurement method and apparatus The invention provides a method and apparatus for determining the wavelength of a sample source of light, the apparatus having a reference light source of known wavelength, a collimator for collimating light from the sample source and from the reference s... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6657724 | Optical filter for raman spectroscopy An optical filter is provided in the form of a subtractive double monochromator. In each dispersive stage, a concave mirror focuses light between a diffraction grating and a transfer mirror between the stages. Light which misses the transfer mirror is rej... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6654119 | Scanning spectrophotometer for high throughput fluroescence detection A fluorescence spectrophotometer having an excitation double monochromator, a coaxial excitation/emission light transfer module, and an emission double monochromator. Each monochromator includes a pair of holographic concave gratings mounted to precisely ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6573989 | Spectrometer A spectrometer measures a spectrum of a light beam supplied from a light source so as to obtain fine information and coarse information of the spectrum easily. This spectrometer has a holographic grating, an Echelle grating, a rotation stage and a line se... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6538737 | High resolution etalon-grating spectrometer A high resolution etalon-grating spectrometer. A preferred embodiment presents an extremely narrow slit function in the ultraviolet range and is very useful for measuring bandwidth of narrow band excimer lasers used for integrated circuit lithography. Lig... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6411382 | Monochromator and spectrometric method The monochromator and the spectrometric method are disclosed wherein the measured beam converted into a parallel beam by a first collimator is diffracted by a plane diffraction grating, then the diffracted beam is returned so that the diffracted beam afte... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6194701 | Portable night vision goggle haze and transmissivity measurement device Device and method are described for measuring transmissivity and haze in transparencies as detected through night vision goggles, including an emitter portion and a sensor portion, the emitter portion including a first light source for presenting an image... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5777733 | Spectrometer with wavelength calibration The present invention refers to a spectrometer device comprising a monochromator means, a light-measuring means receiving light from said monochromator means, and a calibration means comprising a calibration light source. The present invention provides a ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5532818 | Difference dispersive double-path monochromator having wavelength-independent imaging point Incoming light is reflected by a first parabolic mirror for incidence as parallel rays of light on a diffraction grating, the reflected light therefrom is incident on a second parabolic mirror, and the reflected light therefrom is bent by first and second... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5461477 | Method and apparatus for imaging A spectrometer comprises a tunable interferometer for producing a monochromatic continuous image at an image plane and including two mirrors having substantially parallel surfaces and an adjustable spacing therebetween, a radiation detector located at the... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5351118 | Apparatus and method for analyzing particles suspended in a liquid An apparatus and a method for analyzing particles suspended in a liquid are described, which particles are of a type or are prepared so as to emit radiation characteristic of the particles when exposed to radiation. Particular fluorescence-photometrical f... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5285254 | Rapid-scanning monochromator with moving intermediate slit The present invention is a scanning monochromator for producing a light beam which rapidly and repetitively varies in wavelength. The device is a subtractive double monochromator in which an intermediate slit is moved to effect wavelength scanning; the in... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5233405 | Optical spectrum analyzer having double-pass monochromator A double pass scanning monochromator for use in an optical spectrum analyzer includes an input optical fiber for emitting an input light beam, a diffraction grating for diffracting the input light beam to produce a spatially dispersed light beam, a slit f... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5206765 | Precision slit of adjustable width for a spectral instrument A precision slit of adjustable width in which each slit jaw is guided via at least two guide parallelograms lying opposite each other and in which a single setting member acting jointly on the guide parallelograms of one side and displaceable perpendicula... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5157466 | Grain boundary junctions in high temperature superconductor films Grain boundary, weak-link junctions are formed at a predermined location of a uniform, planar substrate by depositing superconducting film on two sections of the substrate. The film is grown as a bicrystal having two distinct areas of superconducting film... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5157456 | Double monochromator A double monochromator comprises an inlet slit 20, which is imaged in the plane of an intermediate slit 34 through a first grating monochromator 36. The intermediate slit 34 is imaged in the plane of the outlet slit 34 through a second grating monochromat... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5002393 | Low noise optical system A double spectrograph system is disclosed. An entrance slit receives and passes light to be analyzed. A first focusing diffraction grating receives that light. A second focusing diffraction grating receives light reflected by the first focusing diffractio... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4981357 | Spectrophotometer having functions of both a double-monochromater and a single-monochromater A spectrophotometer having functions of both of a double-monochromator and a single-monochromator including a light source, a first spectroscope having a first slit through which light from the light source passes and a first dispersion element for disper... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4856897 | Raman spectrometer having Hadamard electrooptical mask and diode detector An improved Raman spectrometer device is provided which provides useful spectral information in situations where Raman spectroscopy has heretofore been unworkable. The spectrometer of the invention makes use of a stationary electrooptical masking device i... | 08/15/1989 |
