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Optical measuring apparatus for light scattering
Assignee: Arkray Inc
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Filing: 1997-05-19
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Granted: 1998-12-01
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Expires: 2017-05-19
Abstract
Abstract Light of a specific wavelength is introduced into respective optical fiber members forming a light projecting optical fiber member group (14a) through a condensing lens (26). A second end of an optical fiber light guide path (10) whose first end is brought into close contact with a target (20) is branched into three optical fiber member groups including a light projecting optical fiber member group (14a) and first and second photoreceiving optical fiber member groups (16a, 18a), and each of the optical fiber member groups (14a, 16a, 18a) is formed by bundling optical fiber members forming respective unit bundles respectively. Each unit bundle includes at least one light projecting optical fiber member which is arranged at the center, a first photoreceiving optical fiber member group arranged around the light projecting optical fiber member substantially on the circumference of a first circle concentric with the optical fiber member, and a second photoreceiving optical fiber member group arranged substantially on the circumference of a second circle which is concentric with the at least one optical fiber member and larger in radius than the first circle.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiichi Kimura
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 12:26
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/17; G01N21/47; A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/145; A61B5/1455; A61B5/14532; G01N21/4738; G01N21/474; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/04; G01N2021/4742; G01N2021/4747; G01N21/49
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
299 words
An optical measuring apparatus for a light scatterer comprising a light source part generating light of infrared to near infrared regions, a photodetection part comprising a photodetector having sensitivity in said infrared to near infrared regions, an optical fiber light guide path for guiding and applying said light from said light source part to a surface of a light-scattering target, receiving scattered/reflected light being generated from said surface of said target and guiding the same to said photodetection part, and a signal processor for obtaining a physical property value in said target from a detection signal of said photodetection part, wherein said optical fiber light guide path comprises a plurality of unit bundles, each unit bundle including a light projecting optical fiber member being arranged at a center on one end surface, a first photoreceiving optical fiber member group arranged around said light projecting optical fiber member substantially on the circumference of a first circle being concentric with said light projecting optical fiber member, and a second photoreceiving optical fiber member group arranged substantially on the circumference of a second circle being concentric with said light projecting optical fiber member and larger in radius than said first circle, said unit bundles being bundled with first end surfaces thereof flush with each other, said light projecting optical fiber members of respective said unit bundles being bundled and guided to said light source part on the other end surface side, and said first photoreceiving optical fiber member groups and said second photoreceiving optical fiber member groups of respective said unit bundles are bundled independently of each other and guided to said photodetection part, and said photodetection part receives respective light components guided by said first photoreceiving optical fiber member groups and said second photoreceiving optical fiber member groups as different signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
299 words
An optical measuring apparatus for a light scatterer comprising a light source part generating light of infrared to near infrared regions, a photodetection part comprising a photodetector having sensitivity in said infrared to near infrared regions, an optical fiber light guide path for guiding and applying said light from said light source part to a surface of a light-scattering target, receiving scattered/reflected light being generated from said surface of said target and guiding the same to said photodetection part, and a signal processor for obtaining a physical property value in said target from a detection signal of said photodetection part, wherein said optical fiber light guide path comprises a plurality of unit bundles, each unit bundle including a light projecting optical fiber member being arranged at a center on one end surface, a first photoreceiving optical fiber member group arranged around said light projecting optical fiber member substantially on the circumference of a first circle being concentric with said light projecting optical fiber member, and a second photoreceiving optical fiber member group arranged substantially on the circumference of a second circle being concentric with said light projecting optical fiber member and larger in radius than said first circle, said unit bundles being bundled with first end surfaces thereof flush with each other, said light projecting optical fiber members of respective said unit bundles being bundled and guided to said light source part on the other end surface side, and said first photoreceiving optical fiber member groups and said second photoreceiving optical fiber member groups of respective said unit bundles are bundled independently of each other and guided to said photodetection part, and said photodetection part receives respective light components guided by said first photoreceiving optical fiber member groups and said second photoreceiving optical fiber member groups as different signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The optical measuring apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first and second photoreceiving optical fiber member groups are arranged in single layers, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The optical measuring apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein each unit bundle has respective distances between said light projecting optical fiber member and said first photoreceiving optical fiber member group and between said first photoreceiving optical fiber member group and said second photoreceiving optical fiber member group that are different from each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The optical measuring apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein diameters of said light projecting optical fiber members and optical fiber members forming said first and second photoreceiving fiber member groups are not identical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The optical measuring apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the number of optical fiber members forming each said second photoreceiving optical fiber member group is larger than the number of optical fiber members forming each said first photoreceiving optical fiber member group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
96 words
The optical measuring apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said signal processor calculates the ratio. E 1 /E 2 between detected intensities E 1 and E 2 of light components being guided by said first and second photoreceiving optical fiber member groups respectively in said photodetection part, or a value -log (E 2 /E 1 ) or -logE 2 /logE 1 in terms of absorbance as an optically measured value, for obtaining said physical property value of said target from a separately obtained regression formula of said optically measured value and a physical property value.
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