Spectrometer with active beam steering

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9816860
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14466819

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A spectrometer includes a light source that emits a beam into a sample volume comprising an absorbing medium. Thereafter, at least one detector detects at least a portion of the beam emitted by the light source. It is later determined, based on the detected at least a portion of the beam and by a controller, that a position and/or an angle of the beam should be changed. The beam emitted by the light source is then actively steered by an actuation element under control of the controller. In addition, a concentration of the absorbing media can be quantified or otherwise calculated (using the controller or optionally a different processor that can be local or remote). The actuation element(s) can be coupled to one or more of the light source, a detector or detectors, and a reflector or reflectors intermediate the light source and the detector(s).

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ENDRESS+HAUSER OPTICAL ANALYSIS INC371 PARKLAND PLAZA ANN ARBOR MI 48103

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Beyer, Douglas Redlands, US 3 12
Feitisch, Alfred Los Gatos, US 44 529
Helbley, Keith Benjamin Riverside, US 6 72
Liu, Xiang Rancho Cucamonga, US 511 4727

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