IP Library Granted Patent US 10,746,598
Granted Patent B2
US 10,746,598 · App. 16/429,220 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Spectrometer arrangement

Inventors: Stefan Münch (Berlin, DE); Michael Okruss (Potsdam, DE)
Assignee: Analytik Jena AG
G01J3/2823G01J3/1809G01J2003/1828G01J2003/282G01J2003/2813
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Patent No.
US 10,746,598
App. No.
16/429,220
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure resides in a spectrometer arrangement including a first dispersing element for spectral separation of radiation in a main dispersion direction, and a second dispersing element for spectral separation of radiation in a cross-dispersion direction, which is at an angle to the main dispersion direction, so that a two-dimensional spectrum is producible. The spectrometer arrangement also includes a collimating optics, which directs collimated radiation to the first and/or second dispersing element, a camera optics, which images a two-dimensional spectrum in an image plane, a two-dimensional detector for detecting the two-dimensional spectrum in the image plane, and an off-axis section of a rotationally symmetric, refractive element, which is arranged between the camera optics and the detector. The present disclosure resides likewise in an optical module comprising such a spectrometer arrangement.

Claims (22)

1. A spectrometer arrangement, including:

a first dispersing element for spectral separation of radiation in a main dispersion direction;

a second dispersing element for spectral separation of radiation in a cross-dispersion direction, which is at an angle to the main dispersion direction, so that a two-dimensional spectrum is producible;

a collimating optics, which directs collimated radiation to the first and/or second dispersing element;

a camera optics, which images a two-dimensional spectrum in an image plane;

a two-dimensional detector for detecting the two-dimensional spectrum in the image plane; and

an off-axis section of a rotationally symmetric, refractive element, which is arranged between the camera optics and the two-dimensional detector.

2. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the refractive element is embodied as a biconvex lens.

3. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the refractive element is embodied as a spherical lens.

4. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 1 , wherein at least one lens area is embodied aspherically.

5. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the refractive element includes an anti-reflective coating.

6. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the refractive element is manufactured from a low dispersing material.

7. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the collimating optics and/or the camera optics includes a concave mirror.

8. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first dispersing element is embodied as an echelle grating.

9. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first dispersing element is replaced with a mirror arranged perpendicularly to the image plane of the two-dimensional detector, and wherein the two-dimensional detector is replaced by a one-dimensional detector.

10. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the second dispersing element is embodied as a prism.

11. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the prism is reflectively coated on a rear side.

12. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the prism is rotatably seated.

13. The spectrometer arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the spectrometer arrangement forms a Littrow spectrometer.

14. An optical module for retrofitting a spectrometer arrangement, including:

wherein the spectrometer arrangement includes a first dispersing element for spectral separation of radiation in a main dispersion direction, a second dispersing element for spectral separation of radiation in a cross-dispersion direction, which is at an angle to the main dispersion direction, so that a two-dimensional spectrum is producible, a collimating optics, which directs collimated radiation to the first and/or second dispersing element, a camera optics, which images a two-dimensional spectrum in an image plane, and a two-dimensional detector for detecting the two-dimensional spectrum in the image plane;

at least a rotationally symmetric, refractive element, an off-axis section of which is configured for positioning between the camera optics and the two-dimensional detector.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 17, 2023
From: ANALYTIK JENA GMBH
To: ANALYTIK JENA GMBH+CO. KG
Reel/Frame 064822/0549 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 18, 2021
From: ANALYTIK JENA AG
To: ANALYTIK JENA GMBH
Reel/Frame 056394/0905 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2019
From: MÜNCH, STEFAN; OKRUSS, MICHAEL
To: ANALYTIK JENA AG
Reel/Frame 049343/0826 →