A measurement method according to an example embodiment executed by a computer includes: selecting one of a plurality of sample wavelengths as a wavelength of output light of a semiconductor wavelength-tunable laser, and controlling output of the output light in such a way that the selected one sample wavelength discretely and sequentially changes with time; acquiring, for each of the plurality of sample wavelengths, an electrical signal obtained by detecting and converting interference light obtained by combining and interfering scattered light obtained by irradiating a sample with measurement light, and reference light for the measurement light and the reference light obtained by splitting the output light; and deriving a scattering profile of the sample by performing compressed sensing on the electrical signal obtained for each of the plurality of sample wavelengths.

A method is disclosed for selecting an optimal value for an adjustable parameter of a structured light metrology (SLM) system, for scanning an object. The SLM system performs test scans of the object to acquire a plurality of sets of measurements of the object, wherein a different value is used for the parameter for each test scan. For each test scan, a value of a quality metric is calculated, based on the set of measurements of the object associated with the test scan and simulation data representing a simulated scan of the object by the SLM system. A test scan is then identified that has a quality metric value that satisfies a specified optimization criterion; and a value of the adjustable parameter that was used for the identified test scan is selected as the optimal value of the adjustable parameter, for scanning the object.

A detection system including a plurality of terahertz light sources; and a plurality of terahertz-wave detecting devices which detect terahertz waves, wherein the plurality of terahertz light source includes a first terahertz light source which outputs the terahertz waves in a first on/off pattern with a first cycle, and a second terahertz light source which outputs the terahertz waves in a second on/off pattern with a second cycle which is different from the first cycle.

The present invention relates to an analysis apparatus for analyzing a gas sample comprising a concentration measurement path receiving the gas sample; a light transmitter for transmitting light signals into the concentration measurement path; a detector for detecting light signals exiting the concentration measurement path; an evaluation unit which is adapted to determine the concentration of at least one substance present in the gas sample on the basis of the intensity of the detected light signals and on the basis of the length of the concentration measurement path; and a measurement device which is configured to determine the length of the time of flight path of the transmitted light signals optically using the light transmitter, with the evaluation unit being adapted to determine the length of the concentration measurement path on the basis of the determined length of the time of flight path.

The invention relates to a device (100) and a corresponding method for thermoacoustic sensing, in particular thermoacoustic imaging, the device (100) comprising: a) an irradiation unit (10) configured to generate electromagnetic and/or particle energy exhibiting a first modulation, the first modulation comprising at least one frequency and to continuously emit the energy towards a target (1), whereby acoustic waves are continuously generated in the target, the acoustic waves exhibiting a second modulation, the second modulation comprising the at least one frequency and/or a harmonic frequency of the at least one frequency; b) a detection unit (20) configured to simultaneously detect the acoustic waves exhibiting the second modulation while the energy exhibiting the first modulation is being continuously emitted towards the target (1); and c) a processing unit (30) configured to determine at least one thermoacoustic value of an amplitude and/or a phase of the second modulation of the acoustic waves at the at least one frequency and/or at a harmonic frequency of the at least one frequency. The invention allows for fast and economic thermoacoustic sensing, in particular imaging of a region of interest of an object.

An optical processing head that detects a trouble of an optical processing head that will be generated at the time of optical processing before the trouble occurs is disclosed. The optical processing head that performs processing by condensing, on a process surface, a ray emitted by a light source for processing includes a cylindrical housing that surrounds a ray for processing emitted by the light source for processing, a ray emitter for inspection that is incorporated in the cylindrical housing and arranged outside the path of the ray for processing, and a light receiver that is incorporated in the cylindrical housing, arranged outside the path of the ray for processing, and receives a ray for inspection emitted by the ray emitter for inspection. The contamination of the inner surface of the cylindrical housing or the concentration of a scattering object flowing into the cylindrical housing is inspected by using a signal acquired from the light receiver.

A sample measurement apparatus according to an embodiment may be a sample measurement apparatus for measuring a platelet aggregation function of a blood sample. The apparatus may include: a detector configured to measure optical information of platelet-rich plasma and platelet-poor plasma prepared from the blood sample; a controller configured, based on the optical information of the platelet-rich plasma and the platelet-poor plasma, to acquire information regarding the platelet aggregation function of the blood sample; and a display configured to display the information regarding the platelet aggregation function. The controller is configured to obtain, based on measurement result of the platelet-rich plasma by the detector, evaluation information regarding adequacy of the platelet-rich plasma as a specimen, and display the evaluation information on the display.

In accordance with a method of obtaining at least one photoacoustic (PA) image of a sample, a plurality of light pulses is generated that cause ultrasonic emission from the sample. Ultrasonic emission signals from the sample caused by each of the light pulses are received. The ultrasonic emission signals are sampled to obtain sampled data values. A time duration between a time at which the light pulses are generated and a time at which the sampling of the ultrasonic emission signals is performed is modulated. At least one photoacoustic image of the sample is reconstructed from the sampled data values of the ultrasonic emission signals.

A measurement method according to an example embodiment executed by a computer includes: selecting one of a plurality of sample wavelengths as a wavelength of output light of a semiconductor wavelength-tunable laser, and controlling output of the output light in such a way that the selected one sample wavelength discretely and sequentially changes with time; acquiring, for each of the plurality of sample wavelengths, an electrical signal obtained by detecting and converting interference light obtained by combining and interfering scattered light obtained by irradiating a sample with measurement light, and reference light for the measurement light and the reference light obtained by splitting the output light; and deriving a scattering profile of the sample by performing compressed sensing on the electrical signal obtained for each of the plurality of sample wavelengths.

An optical analysis system and an optical analysis method, which simply change driving electric currents of light-emitting units via using a control and process unit, so that a wavelength range and a peak wavelength of an irradiated light generated by each light-emitting unit may be fine-tuned. A plurality of irradiating lights with different wavelength ranges and peak wavelengths are irradiated to the object to be tested in different times, so that merely fewer light-emitting units may be used to improve a detection resolution and a detection accuracy of a spectrum of the object to be tested.