A spectrometry device includes a switch and a converter. The switch acquires a first reception signal and a second reception signal that respectively include information relating to an optical spectrum and switches between outputting the first reception signal and outputting the second reception signal based on control by a controller. The converter converts the first reception signal or the second reception signal output from the switch into a digital signal.

An optical sensor device, includes an optical sensor that has a set of sensor elements, an optical filter that includes a plurality of regions, and one or more processors. A region, of the plurality of regions, includes a first set of optical channels comprising optical channels that are configured to pass light associated with respective subranges of a first wavelength range, a second set of optical channels comprising optical channels that are configured to pass light associated with respective subranges of a second wavelength range, and a third set of optical channels comprising optical channels that are configured to pass light associated with respective subranges of a third wavelength range. The one or more processors are configured to obtain, from the optical sensor, sensor data associated with a scene and determine image information associated with the scene based on the spectral information.

The present disclosure relates to a coaxial four-reflection optical system with visible light long-wave infrared common-aperture imaging, and belongs to the technical field of optical systems. The technical problems that the axial length compactness and the imaging quality of the visible light/infrared composite imaging system in the existing technology need to be improved are solved. The optical system of the present disclosure includes a main reflecting mirror, a first transmitting mirror, a third reflecting mirror, a fourth reflecting mirror, a second transmitting mirror, a third transmitting mirror and a fourth transmitting mirror. The optical system has a visible light panchromatic imaging function, a visible light multispectral imaging function and a long-wave infrared imaging function, which lowers the requirement of a space remote sensor for ground illumination conditions, realizes all-time space optical remote sensing reconnaissance and dynamic monitoring, and greatly improves the functional density and cost performance of a space optical load. The optical system has a compact structure, low distortion and good stray light inhibition, and is convenient to process, assemble and adjust.

Methods for calculating a MetaKG signal are provided. The method including illuminating a region of interest in a sample with a near-infrared (NIR) light source and/or a visible light source. The region of interest includes a sample portion and background portion, each having a different set of optical characteristics. Images of the region of interest are acquired and processed to obtain metadata associated with the acquired images. MetaKG signals are calculated for the region of interest and for the background. The MetaKG signal for the background is used to adjust the MetaKG signal for the region of interest to provide a final adjusted MetaKG signal for the region of interest.

A method for analyzing 2D material thin film and a system for analyzing 2D material thin film are disclosed. The detection method includes the following steps: capturing sample images of 2D material thin films; measuring the 2D material thin films by a Raman spectrometer; performing a visible light hyperspectral algorithm on the sample images by a processor to generate a plurality of visible light hyperspectral images; performing a training and validation procedure, performing an image feature algorithm on the visible light hyperspectral images, and establishing a thin film prediction model based on a validation; and capturing a thin-film image to be measured by the optical microscope, performing the visible light hyperspectral algorithm, and then generating a distribution result of the thin-film image to be measured according to an analysis of the thin film prediction model.

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for obtaining image information of an organism including a set of optical data; calculating a growth index based on the set of optical data; and calculating an anticipated harvest time based on the growth index, where the image information includes at least one of: (a) visible image data obtained from an image sensor and non-visible image data obtained from the image sensor, and (b) a set of image data from at least two image capture devices, where the at least two image capture devices capture the set of image data from at least two positions.

Building blocks are provided for on-chip chemical sensors and other highly-compact photonic integrated circuits combining interband or quantum cascade lasers and detectors with passive waveguides and other components integrated on a III-V or silicon. A MWIR or LWIR laser source is evanescently coupled into a passive extended or resonant-cavity waveguide that provides evanescent coupling to a sample gas (or liquid) for spectroscopic chemical sensing. In the case of an ICL, the uppermost layer of this passive waveguide has a relatively high index of refraction that enables it to form the core of the waveguide, while the ambient air, consisting of the sample gas, functions as the top cladding layer. A fraction of the propagating light beam is absorbed by the sample gas if it contains a chemical species having a fingerprint absorption feature within the spectral linewidth of the laser emission.

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for Raman spectroscopy are described. In certain implementations, a spectrometer is provided. The spectrometer may include a plurality of optical elements, comprising an entrance aperture, a collimating element, a volume phase holographic grating, a focusing element, and a detector array. The plurality of optical elements are configured to transfer the light beam from the entrance aperture to the detector array with a high transfer efficiency over a preselected spectral band.

The present disclosure provides a multi-parameter calibration system for a spectrometer based on a nanosecond light source, including a main channel for outputting nuclear pulse signals, and a coincidence channel for outputting the nuclear pulse signals. Each channel uses current nuclear pulse signals to drive a light-emitting diode (LED) to emit nuclear pulse optical signals, and a simulated scintillator is irradiated to emit nanosecond nuclear pulse optical signals. The present disclosure can respectively test and calibrate multiple parameter performance indexes of the spectrometer throughput baseline restoration spectrometer. The stability of the spectrometer is tested and calibrated through output of certain regular nuclear pulse signals.

The present disclosure provides a multi-parameter calibration system for a spectrometer based on a nanosecond light source, including a main channel for outputting nuclear pulse signals, and a coincidence channel for outputting the nuclear pulse signals. Each channel uses current nuclear pulse signals to drive a light-emitting diode (LED) to emit nuclear pulse optical signals, and a simulated scintillator is irradiated to emit nanosecond nuclear pulse optical signals. The present disclosure can respectively test and calibrate multiple parameter performance indexes of the spectrometer throughput baseline restoration spectrometer. The stability of the spectrometer is tested and calibrated through output of certain regular nuclear pulse signals.