System and method for making concentration measurements within a sample material using orbital angular momentum
First Claim
1. An apparatus for identifying a concentration of a specific material within a first material, comprising:
- an input for receiving a signal after the signal passes through the first material, the signal having at least one orthogonal function therein, the at least one orthogonal function comprised of at least one of an orbital angular momentum function or a Laguerre-Gaussian function;
a detector for detecting the at least one orthogonal function within the signal, for determining the concentration of the specific material within the first material based upon the detected at least one orthogonal function and for generating an indication responsive to the determination; and
an output for providing the generated indication.
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Abstract
An apparatus for identifying a concentration of a specific material within a first material includes an input for receiving a signal after the signal passes through the first material. The signal has at least one orthogonal function therein and the at least one orthogonal function comprises at least one of an orbital angular momentum function or a Laguerre-Gaussian function. A detector detects the at least one orthogonal function within the signal, determines the concentration of the specific material within the first material based upon the detected at least one orthogonal function and generates an indication responsive to the determination. An output provides for an output of the generated indication.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for identifying a concentration of a specific material within a first material, comprising:
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an input for receiving a signal after the signal passes through the first material, the signal having at least one orthogonal function therein, the at least one orthogonal function comprised of at least one of an orbital angular momentum function or a Laguerre-Gaussian function; a detector for detecting the at least one orthogonal function within the signal, for determining the concentration of the specific material within the first material based upon the detected at least one orthogonal function and for generating an indication responsive to the determination; and an output for providing the generated indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for identifying a specific material, comprising
receiving a signal after the signal passes through a first material, the signal having at least one orthogonal function therein, the at least one orthogonal function comprised of at least one of an orbital angular momentum function or a Laguerre-Gaussian function; -
detecting the at least one orthogonal function within the signal; determining a concentration of the specific material within the first material based upon the detected at least one orthogonal function; generating an indication responsive to the determination; and providing the generated indication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for identifying a specific material within a first material, comprising:
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an input for receiving a signal after the signal passes through the first material, the signal having at least one orthogonal function therein, the at least one orthogonal function comprised of at least one of an orbital angular momentum function or a Laguerre-Gaussian function; a detector for detecting the at least one orthogonal function within the signal, for identifying the specific material within the first material based upon the detected at least one orthogonal function and for generating an indication responsive to the identification; and an output for providing the generated indication.
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