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US 10,126,113 · App. 14/751,771 · Granted Nov 13, 2018

Spectroscope and microspectroscopic system

Inventors: Ryoichi Sataka (Yokohama, JP); Hisao Osawa (Kashiwa, JP)
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
G01B9/04G01J3/021G01J3/0208G01J3/0216G01J3/2803G01J3/36G01J3/4406G02B21/0064
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Patent No.
US 10,126,113
App. No.
14/751,771
Granted
Nov 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spectroscope including: a spectral element that is configured to spectrally separate signal light; a first optical system that is configured to condense spectroscopic light spectrally separated by the spectral element; and an optical receiver that is configured to receive the spectroscopic light; wherein the optical receiver includes a plurality of regions different sensitivities with respect to a wavelength characteristics of the spectroscopic light.

Claims (29)

1. A spectroscope comprising:

a spectral element that spectrally separates incident light;

a spatial light modulation element that has a plurality of reflective mirrors;

an optical receiver that has a plurality of photoelectric converting elements mounted on the optical receiver;

a first optical system that guides spectroscopic light spectrally separated by the spectral element to the spatial light modulation element; and

a second optical system that guides the light from the spatial light modulation element to the optical receiver;

wherein the first optical system and the second optical system have a greater refractive power in (1) a spectral separation direction in which the incident light is spectrally separated by the spectral element than in (2) a direction of arrangement of the photoelectric converting elements that is different from the spectral separation direction.

2. The spectroscope according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of reflective mirrors are arranged at least in the spectral separation direction.

3. The spectroscope according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of reflective mirrors are capable of rotating in the direction of arrangement of the photoelectric converting elements.

4. The spectroscope according to claim 1 ,

wherein the optical receiver is arranged at a rear-side focal position of the second optical system with respect to the direction of arrangement of the photoelectric converting elements.

5. The spectroscope according to claim 1 ,

wherein the spatial light modulation element and the optical receiver are in a conjugate relationship with respect to the spectral separation direction.

6. The spectroscope according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first optical system and the second optical system include a cylindrical lens.

7. The spectroscope according to claim 6 ,

wherein the second optical system includes a rotationally symmetric lens.

8. The spectroscope according to claim 1 , comprising:

a collimating optical system that causes incident light to a substantially collimated light,

wherein the spectral element spectrally separates the substantially collimated light.

9. The spectroscope according to claim 1 ,

wherein the optical receiver includes a plurality of regions having different sensitivities with respect to a wavelength characteristics of the spectroscopic light.

10. A microscope system, comprising:

a microscope including objective lens, and

the spectroscope according to claim 1 .

11. The microscope system according to claim 10 ,

wherein the microscope and the spectroscope are connected via an optical fiber.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2015
From: SATAKA, RYOICHI; OSAWA, HISAO
To: NIKON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035915/0476 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-288637 · Dec 28, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2013083726 · Dec 17, 2013
Related Publication 20150292862A1 · Oct 15, 2015