Method and apparatus for radiation analysis and encoder
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1. A system for analyzing one or more components of an incident radiation beam, the system comprising:
- first optics configured to focus the radiation beam to form an image in an encoding plane for each of one or more components of the beam;
a spatial radiation modulator comprising a substrate and at least one radiation filter located on the substrate, wherein the modulator is adapted to encode the components of the radiation beam when the radiation beam and the modulator are moved relative to one another according to a relative motion that comprises a substantially repeating motion substantially having a period of repetition;
a detector configured to provide a signal based on a received radiation beam;
second optics configured to direct the encoded radiation beam onto the detector; and
a processor configured to analyze a signal generated by the detector in response to the encoded radiation beam.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for analyzing radiation using analyzers and encoders employing the spatial modulation of radiation dispersed by wavelength or imaged along a line.
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1. A system for analyzing one or more components of an incident radiation beam, the system comprising:
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first optics configured to focus the radiation beam to form an image in an encoding plane for each of one or more components of the beam; a spatial radiation modulator comprising a substrate and at least one radiation filter located on the substrate, wherein the modulator is adapted to encode the components of the radiation beam when the radiation beam and the modulator are moved relative to one another according to a relative motion that comprises a substantially repeating motion substantially having a period of repetition; a detector configured to provide a signal based on a received radiation beam; second optics configured to direct the encoded radiation beam onto the detector; and a processor configured to analyze a signal generated by the detector in response to the encoded radiation beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for analyzing an incident radiation beam, the method comprising:
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focusing one or more components of the incident radiation beam to form a corresponding image of the components; moving a spatial radiation modulator relative to the radiation beam according to a relative motion that comprises a substantially repeating motion substantially having a period of repetition, wherein the modulator is adapted to encode separately the components of the radiation beam in response to the relative motion; directing the encoded radiation beam onto a detector, the detector configured to provide a signal based on the encoded radiation beam; analyzing the signal generated by the detector; and outputting the signal to a storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A spatial radiation modulator for modulating at least one component of an incident radiation beam, the modulator comprising a substrate and at least one radiation filter located on the substrate, wherein the modulator is adapted to encode an incident radiation beam when the radiation beam and the modulator are moved relative to one another according to a relative motion that comprises a substantially repeating motion substantially having a period of repetition, and wherein the radiation filter comprises an area substantially encompassing a plurality of pixels having optical characteristics substantially different from the substrate.
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16. A method for analyzing an incident radiation beam, the method comprising:
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focusing one or more spectral components of the incident radiation beam to form an image characteristic of the spectral components; moving a spatial radiation modulator relative to the radiation beam according to a relative motion that comprises a substantially repeating motion substantially having a period of repetition, wherein the modulator is adapted to encode separately the spectral components of the radiation beam in response to the relative motion; directing the encoded radiation beam onto a detector, the detector configured to provide a signal based on the encoded radiation beam; analyzing the signal generated by the detector to determine the spectral components; and outputting a wavelength corresponding to each of the one or more spectral components of the signal to a storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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