A spectrometer including at least one light-coupling element, a variable entrance slit, a dispersive element, a detector element and a control and evaluation unit. The object of providing a spectrometer having improved measuring characteristics is achieved in that the variable entrance slit is implemented by a first spatial modulation element including a plurality of pixels, wherein the individual pixels can be arranged independently of one another by the control and evaluation unit, wherein the individual pixels are arranged in order to implement the entrance slit during operation in such a manner that at least part of the light incident from the light-coupling element is passed on to the dispersive element.

A spectrometer system comprises a housing provided with a window, an illumination source, a spectrometer and a standard for internal recalibration being disposed in said housing. Specific absorption bands of a filling gas present in the housing are identified in a reference spectrum, which was recorded using the standard, wherein a wavelength characterizing the relevant identified specific absorption band is measured in each case such that measured values are obtained for the wavelengths of the absorption bands. A test spectrum is recorded by the spectrometer using the standard. The specific absorption bands of the filling gas are identified in the test spectrum, wherein a wavelength characterizing the relevant identified specific absorption band is measured in each case such that measured values are obtained for the wavelengths of the specific absorption bands.

In some implementations, an optical device may include an aperture, one or more optical elements, an optical filter, and an optical sensor. The aperture may be configured to receive light. The one or more optical elements may be configured to diffuse the light received by the aperture, direct the diffused light to the optical filter via a folded optical path, wherein a length of the folded optical path is greater than a distance between the aperture and an input surface of the optical filter, and cause the diffused light to be distributed across the input surface of the optical filter. The optical filter may be configured to filter the diffused light distributed across the input surface of the optical filter to pass portions of the diffused light associated with one or more wavelengths to the optical sensor.

A gas analyzer for measuring a respiratory gas component includes an emitter that emits two different wavelengths of infrared (IR) radiation in to a measurement chamber containing a respiratory gas, wherein the two different wavelengths include a first IR wavelength and a second IR wavelength. The gas analyzer further includes a first IR detector, a second IR detector, and a beam splitter. The beam splitter is configured to receive the two different wavelengths of radiation emitted by the emitter and to split the two wavelengths of radiation so as to reflect the first IR wavelength to the first IR detector and reflect the second IR wavelength to the second IR detector.

Novel monolithic reflective spatial heterodyne spectrometers (SHS) interferometer systems are presented. Monolithic systems in accordance with the invention have a single supporting structure wherein input optics, output optics, a flat mirror, a roof mirror, and a symmetric grating are affixed. Embodiments of the invention contain only fixed parts, and the optics do not move in relation to the supporting structure. Embodiments of the present invention enables smaller, lighter, and more robust reflective SHS systems as compared to conventional interferometry. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention require less time and skill for construction and maintenance, and is a better economic option. Additional embodiments can include multiple interferometer systems in a single supporting structure.

Imaging devices and methods for generating a color image from a low-light scene. A method incudes filtering light from the low-light scene to produce a first light channel having filtered light filtered by a first filter and a second light channel having unfiltered light. The method includes producing a first information channel and a second information channel. The first information channel includes first brightness information corresponding to the first light channel and the second information channel includes second brightness information corresponding to the second light channel. The method includes receiving the first information channel and the second information channel and assigning the first brightness information to a first color channel. The method includes assigning the second brightness information to second color channel and processing the first color channel and the second color channel to produce a full-color image stream. The method includes outputting the full-color image stream.

Provided is a hyperspectral imaging (HSI) apparatus. The HSI apparatus includes: a first slit plate configured to introduce an output beam; a first aspherical mirror configured to reflect the introduced output beam; a first grating having a planar reflective surface, the first grating configured to generate a plurality of first split beams by splitting the output beam after being reflected by the first aspherical mirror; and a first camera configured to detect the plurality of first split beams.

An optical filter, a spectrometer including the optical filter, and an electronic apparatus including the optical filter are disclosed. The optical filter includes a first reflector including a plurality of first structures that are periodically two-dimensionally arranged, each of the first structures having a ring shape, and a second reflector spaced apart from the first reflector and including a plurality of second structures that are periodically two-dimensionally arranged.

Multi-pass cavities for cavity ring-down spectroscopy. The multi-pass cavity includes, in one example, a body, a pair of flat mirrors, a light input coupler, a first turning mirror, a second turning mirror, and a light output coupler. The pair of flat mirrors are positioned parallel to each other within a gas channel of the body. The light input coupler is configured to direct a light beam into the gas channel along a first transmission axis. The first turning mirror is configured to reflect the light beam from the first transmission axis toward the resonance cavity. The light output coupler is configured to direct a first portion of the light beam out of the gas channel and reflect a second portion of the light beam along a second transmission axis. The second turning mirror is configured to reflect the light beam from the second transmission axis to the resonance cavity.

The present invention discloses a multi-excitation wavelength spectrometer fluorescence laser radar system, including a multi-wavelength laser emission system, a signal frequency division system and a data storage and display system. The present invention emits lasers with a plurality of wavelengths into the atmosphere simultaneously to alternately excite an organic matter in atmospheric particulate matters and obtain a fluorescence spectrum. The lasers with different wavelengths can excite the same organic matter to obtain different spectra. By analyzing a matrix diagram of each excitation and emission fluorescence spectrum, the present invention effectively explores the features of compositions and concentration of the organic matter in the atmospheric particulate matters.