An optical measurement system measurement system for examining a sample. The measurement system comprises an internally reflective element, a stage, an optical assembly, a chassis, and a sensor. The internally reflective element has a contact surface. The stage is positioned below the internally reflective element. The stage and the internally reflective element are configured to apply a force to the sample. The optical assembly comprises a light source and a light detector. The optical assembly is configured to scan the sample by directing source light from the light source towards the contact surface and detecting source light optically interacting with the contact surface by the light detector. The chassis is configured to support the optical assembly and the internally reflective element. The sensor is mounted to the chassis and configured to detect the force applied to the sample by the internally reflective element and the stage.

An apparatus and method of use are provided; the apparatus having at least a degasser, a hollow core fiber HCF, an optical mechanism, a detector, and circuitry. The degasser enables gasses to permeate out of a liquid into the degasser interior. The propagator establishes a low-pressure area that helps to pull the gas from the degasser interior into the HCF interior, where the optical mechanism delivers electromagnetic radiation EMR that interacts with the gas. The detector determines EMR absorption, producing output signals which are sent to the circuitry. Circuitry controls the optical mechanism and analyzes the output signals to quantify the concentration of gas in the HCF and in the liquid.

Provided herein is an apparatus for assessing a fluorescence characteristic of a gemstone. The apparatus comprises an optically opaque platform for supporting a gemstone to be assessed, one or more light source to provide uniform UV and non-UV illumination, an image capturing component, and a telecentric lens positioned to provide fluorescent images of the illuminated gemstone to the image capturing component. Also provided are methods of fluorescence analysis based on images collected using such an apparatus.

The invention discloses a glycosuria measurement device, comprising a prism body and a housing. The prism body comprises a first accommodating space, a junction surface, a first light penetrating surface, a second light penetrating surface, a third light penetrating surface and a light-emitting surface. The first accommodating space accommodates urine. The junction surface is formed at a bottom surface of the first accommodating space. The first light penetrating surface is formed at the first lateral surface of the first accommodating space. The second light penetrating surface is formed at the second lateral surface of the first accommodating space. The third light penetrating surface is disposed opposite to the junction surface. The light-emitting surface is disposed opposite to the junction surface. The housing comprises a second accommodating space, a first light-emitting port and a second light-emitting port. The second accommodating space accommodates the prism body.

A detection assembly and a method for producing a detection assemblies are disclosed. In an embodiment a detection arrangement includes an emitter configured to generate radiation having a peak wavelength in an infrared spectral range, a detector configured to receive the radiation, a mounting surface comprising at least a first contact surface and a second contact surface for external electrical connection of the detection arrangement, a form body adjoining the emitter and the detector at least in places and deflection optics, on which the radiation impinges during operation of the detection arrangement so that an optical path is formed between the emitter and the detector by the deflection optics, wherein the deflection optics include a scattering body into which the radiation enters during the operation through a surface of the scattering body facing the emitter.

A system for locating a strand including fibers of a first woven preform material, the preform including, at the surface, strands of fibers of a second material and the strand including fibers of the first material forming a tracer. The system further includes a camera; a light source emitting a non-polarized incident beam configured to be directed towards the preform; a polarizer configured to polarize the non-polarized incident beam before interacting with the preform in order to obtain a polarized incident beam; and a crossed analyzer; the first material being chosen from among glass, aramid and aluminum oxide; the second material being chosen from among carbon and silicon carbide; the camera being configured to film a reflected beam originating from the interaction of the polarized incident beam with the preform, the reflected beam having previously crossed the crossed analyzer, so as to locate the tracer of the preform.

A gas cell (1) for the spectroscopic, in particular absorption spectroscopic, analysis of a gas, in which the gas is exposed to an incident beam of rays (S) of electromagnetic radiation and a beam of rays (S.sub.A) of electromagnetic radiation exiting the gas is detected to form a measurement signal, wherein the gas cell (1) comprises a body (10) formed by a porous, electromagnetic radiation-scattering material, an in-coupling device (20) for coupling the incident beam of rays (S) into the gas cell (1) and an out-coupling device (30) for coupling the exiting beam of rays (S.sub.A) out of the gas cell (1), wherein, according to the invention, the gas cell is further developed according to the invention by forming a material-free cavity (12) in the body (10), which is surrounded by an inner surface (14) running within the material and is both diffusely reflecting and transmitting the electromagnetic radiation.

A multi-mode illumination system, including: a first illumination module; a second illumination module; and a third illumination module, as disclosed herein.

A method for true-to-sample measurement by a mobile ingredient analysis system having a housing with a window, an interface for an external reference unit, a display and operating unit, a light source, an optical spectrometer, a camera, an internal reference unit, and an electronic control unit. The method includes: selecting a calibration product suitable for a sample to be examined; performing a plausibility check of the calibration product, an incorrect selection being signaled and an alternative calibration product being selected; outputting measurement conditions comprising the measurement point to be selected and measurement duration for the selected calibration product; capturing measured values of the sample by the spectrometer under the measurement conditions and with simultaneous monitoring of the measurement conditions; processing the captured measured values by means of an electronic control unit, each measured value captured while the measurement conditions were met being declared valid; outputting the measured values deemed valid.

An optical discrimination apparatus adapted for use in PCR testing and the like. The apparatus includes a multi-color light emitter to emit excitation light, a sample holder configured to hold dye-marked nucleic acid fragments in a PCR solution at a position configured to receive the excitation light along a first direction, light emission collection optics configured to collect scattered excitation light and light emission (fluorescent emission) from the sample holder along a second direction that is approximately orthogonal to the first direction, a spectrally-dispersive element configured to spectrally disperse scattered light and emission light, and a spectral detector configured to receive the separated emission light and excitation light on different photosites of the spectral detector. Systems and methods are provided, as are other aspects.