Tablet analysis and measurement system
First Claim
1. A method for high-speed analysis of samples, comprising:
- illuminating a sample with an illumination light at an inspection point by directing the illumination light through the sample;
providing a light sensitive detector, the detector producing an output based on a received light;
directing a light from the sample toward the light sensitive detector through at least one multivariate optical element, the light from the sample carrying information about the sample;
directing at least a portion of the illumination light toward the light sensitive detector through a reference optical element; and
analyzing the signals produced by the detector, the analysis being based on a comparison of the signal produced from light passing through the at least one multivariate optical element and the signal produced from the portion of the illumination light passing through the reference optical element,wherein the same light sensitive detector is configured to receive the light from the sample and the portion of the illumination light passing through the reference optical element.
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Abstract
The present subject matter relates to multivariate optical analysis systems employ multivariate optical elements and utilize multivariate optical computing methods to determine information about a product carried by light reflected from or transmitted through the product. An exemplary method of processing and monitoring the product includes introducing the product at an inspection point; illuminating the product with a spectral-specific light though an optic lens; directing the light that has passed through at least a section of the product through at least one multivariate optical element to produce a first signal, the directed light carrying information about the product; detecting the signal at a detector; and determining at least one property of the product based upon the detector output.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for high-speed analysis of samples, comprising:
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illuminating a sample with an illumination light at an inspection point by directing the illumination light through the sample; providing a light sensitive detector, the detector producing an output based on a received light; directing a light from the sample toward the light sensitive detector through at least one multivariate optical element, the light from the sample carrying information about the sample; directing at least a portion of the illumination light toward the light sensitive detector through a reference optical element; and analyzing the signals produced by the detector, the analysis being based on a comparison of the signal produced from light passing through the at least one multivariate optical element and the signal produced from the portion of the illumination light passing through the reference optical element, wherein the same light sensitive detector is configured to receive the light from the sample and the portion of the illumination light passing through the reference optical element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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15. A method for high-speed analysis of samples, comprising:
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illuminating a sample with light at an inspection point by directing the light through the sample; providing a light sensitive detector, the detector producing an output based on received light; directing light from the sample toward the light sensitive detector through at least one multivariate optical element, the light from the sample carrying information about the sample; directing at least a portion of the sample illuminating light toward the light sensitive detector through a reference optical element; and analyzing the signals produced by the detector, the analysis being based on a comparison of the signal produced from light passing through the at least one multivariate optical element and the signal produced from light passing through the reference optical element; wherein directing light toward the light sensitive detector comprises directing light through a plurality of multivariate optical elements, and wherein directing a portion of the sample illuminating light comprises directing a portion of the sample illuminating light through a plurality of reference optical elements. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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