Thermally compensated optical probe
First Claim
1. An optical probe comprising:
- a laser source, the laser source having a laser center wavelength;
at least one narrowband optical element receiving light emitted by the laser source, the narrowband optical element having a filter center wavelength, the narrowband optical element being arranged such that the filter center wavelength is initially spectrally aligned with the laser center wavelength, the filter center wavelength changing in response to a temperature change such that the filter center wavelength is not substantially aligned with the laser center wavelength; and
a passive adjustment mechanism coupled to the narrowband optical element, the passive adjustment mechanism including an actuator, the actuator moving in response to the temperature change, the actuator motion rotating the narrowband optical element, the rotation compensating for the temperature change such that the filter center wavelength and laser center wavelength remain spectrally aligned.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided herein. An exemplary system may include a laser source, the laser source having a laser center wavelength; at least one narrowband optical element receiving light emitted by the laser, the narrowband optical element having a filter center wavelength, the narrowband optical element being arranged such that the filter center wavelength is initially spectrally aligned with the laser center wavelength, the filter center wavelength changing in response to a temperature change such that the filter center wavelength is not substantially aligned with the laser center wavelength; and a passive adjustment mechanism coupled to the narrowband optical element, the passive adjustment mechanism including an actuator, the actuator moving in response to the temperature change, the actuator motion rotating the narrowband optical element, the rotation compensating for the temperature change such that the filter center wavelength and laser center wavelength remain spectrally aligned.
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36 Claims
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1. An optical probe comprising:
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a laser source, the laser source having a laser center wavelength; at least one narrowband optical element receiving light emitted by the laser source, the narrowband optical element having a filter center wavelength, the narrowband optical element being arranged such that the filter center wavelength is initially spectrally aligned with the laser center wavelength, the filter center wavelength changing in response to a temperature change such that the filter center wavelength is not substantially aligned with the laser center wavelength; and a passive adjustment mechanism coupled to the narrowband optical element, the passive adjustment mechanism including an actuator, the actuator moving in response to the temperature change, the actuator motion rotating the narrowband optical element, the rotation compensating for the temperature change such that the filter center wavelength and laser center wavelength remain spectrally aligned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An optical system comprising:
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a laser source, the laser source having a laser center wavelength; a first narrowband optical element receiving light transmitted by the laser source, the first narrowband optical element having a first filter center wavelength, the first filter center wavelength being initially spectrally aligned with the laser center wavelength, the first filter center wavelength changing in response to a temperature change such that the first filter center wavelength is not spectrally aligned with the laser center wavelength; a first passive adjustment mechanism coupled to the first narrowband optical element, the first passive adjustment mechanism including a first actuator, the first actuator moving in response to the temperature change, the first actuator motion rotating the first narrowband optical element, the rotation compensating for the temperature change such that the first filter center wavelength and laser center wavelength remain spectrally aligned; at least one additional narrowband optical element having a respective filter center wavelength, the respective filter center wavelength being initially spectrally aligned with the laser center wavelength, the respective filter center wavelength changing in response to the temperature change such that the respective filter center wavelength is not spectrally aligned with the laser center wavelength; an additional passive adjustment mechanism coupled to each additional narrowband optical element, each passive adjustment mechanism including a separate actuator, each separate actuator moving in response to the temperature change, each separate actuator motion rotating an additional narrowband optical element, the rotation compensating for the temperature change such that all the filter center wavelengths and laser center wavelength remain spectrally aligned; and an optically coupled detection system and computational means for analyzing the filtered optical signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for temperature compensated spectroscopy comprising:
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initially arranging a narrowband optical element such that a filter center wavelength of the narrowband optical element is initially spectrally aligned with a laser center wavelength of a laser source; receiving light emitted by the laser source; filtering the light by the narrowband optical element; undergoing a temperature change, the filter center wavelength changing in response to the temperature change such that the filter center wavelength is not substantially aligned with the laser center wavelength; and passively rotating the narrowband optical element by an actuator in response to the temperature change, the rotation compensating for the temperature change such that the filter center wavelength and laser center wavelength remain spectrally aligned. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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