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Method and apparatus for spectrum analysis and encoder
Assignee: Mudlogging Systems Inc
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Filing: 2001-05-01
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Granted: 2002-05-14
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Expires: 2021-05-01
Abstract
Abstract A disc serving as a spatial radiation modulator has dispersed radiation filters thereon. Each filter has a transmittance or reflectance modulation function of the form sin2(mtheta+ppi/4), where m is a positive integer and p has one of the four values 0, 1, 2, 3. A radiation beam including selected wavelength components is diffracted into an elongated image dispersed according to wavelength. Different wavelength components are focused onto different filters on the modulator and are encoded by correspond filters. Since the modulation functions of the filters are orthogonal to one another, it is possible to extract the amplitude of each wavelength component after it has been encoded or modulated by corresponding filter from the total detected signal during one measurement.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas W. Hagler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:50
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01J; G01J3/00; G01J3/02; G01J3/0205; G01J3/021; G01J3/0213; G01J3/0229; G01J3/0289; G01J3/12; G01J3/18; G01J3/28; G01J3/30; G01J3/32; G01J3/42; G01J3/433; G01J1/00; G01J1/42; G01J2001/4242; G01J2003/2866
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A two dimensional spatial radiation modulator adapted to be rotated about a rotation axis to modulate at least one component of an incident radiation beam to encode said beam, said modulator comprising a substrate and at least one radiation filter located at a radius from said rotation axis, said filter comprising an annular region substantially encompassing a plurality of pixels having optical characteristics substantially different from said substrate, said pixels being patterned substantially within said annular region to modulate the intensity of a corresponding component substantially only along an azimuthal axis to provide an encoded component, wherein the amplitude of said encoded component changes between three or more substantially distinct levels of contrast as the substrate is rotated about said rotation axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A two dimensional spatial radiation modulator adapted to be rotated about a rotation axis to modulate at least one component of an incident radiation beam to encode said beam, said modulator comprising a substrate and at least one radiation filter located at a radius from said rotation axis, said filter comprising an annular region substantially encompassing a plurality of pixels having optical characteristics substantially different from said substrate, said pixels being patterned substantially within said annular region to modulate the intensity of a corresponding component substantially only along an azimuthal axis to provide an encoded component, wherein the amplitude of said encoded component changes between three or more substantially distinct levels of contrast as the substrate is rotated about said rotation axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The modulator of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said filters has a modulation function substantially along a azimuthal axis as said modulator is rotated about said rotation axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The modulator of claim 2 , wherein at least two of said filters have substantially orthogonal modulation functions along their corresponding azimuthal axes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The modulator of claim 2 , wherein at least two of said filters having substantially complementary modulation functions along their corresponding azimuthal axes so that the amplitude of the resulting encoded component is determined by the relative proportion of radiation from said beam incident on the two filters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The modulator of claim 2 , wherein said modulation functions are digitized replicas of substantially smooth functions, said digitized replicas having three or more substantially distinct levels of contrast.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The modulator of claim 5 , wherein at least one of said filters modulates the intensity of a component substantially according to said digitized replica of the function sin 2 (m*θ+pπ/4), where θ is the rotation angle of said modulator, and m and p are integers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
The modulator of claim 6 , wherein at least one of said filters modulates the intensity of a first component substantially according to said digitized replica of the function sin 2 (m*θ+p 1 π/4), and another one of said filters modulates the intensity of a second component substantially according to said digitzed replica of the function sin 2 (m*θ+p 2 π/4), where p 1 -p 2 is an even integer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
The modulator of claim 6 , wherein at least one of said filters modulates the intensity of a first component substantially according to said digitized replica of the function sin 2 (m*θ+p 1 π/4), and another one of said filters modulates the intensity of a second component substantially according to said digitized replica of the function sin 2 (m*θ+p 2 π/4), where p 1 -p 2 is an odd integer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The modulator of claim 6 , wherein at least two of said filters collectively modulates the intensities of at least two different components substantially according to digitized replicas of the function sin 2 (m*θ+p 1 π/4).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
93 words
A two dimensional spatial radiation modulator adapted to be rotated about a rotation axis to modulate at least one component of an incident radiation beam to encode said beam, said modulator comprising a substrate and at least one radiation filter located at a radius from said rotation axis and having radial width, said filter having substantially continuously variable optical characteristics along an azimuthal axis, said optical characteristics being continuously varied to modulate the intensity of said component as a substantially smooth function of a rotation angle of the modulator about said rotation axis.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
93 words
A two dimensional spatial radiation modulator adapted to be rotated about a rotation axis to modulate at least one component of an incident radiation beam to encode said beam, said modulator comprising a substrate and at least one radiation filter located at a radius from said rotation axis and having radial width, said filter having substantially continuously variable optical characteristics along an azimuthal axis, said optical characteristics being continuously varied to modulate the intensity of said component as a substantially smooth function of a rotation angle of the modulator about said rotation axis.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
The modulator of claim 10 , wherein at least one of said filters modulates the intensity of a component substantially according to the function sin 2 (m*θ+pπ/4), where θ is the rotation angle of said modulator, and m and p are integers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
62 words
The modulator of claim 11 , wherein at least one of said filters modulates the intensity of a first component substantially according to the function sin 2 (m*θ+p 1 π/4), and another one of said filters modulates the intensity of a second component substantially according to the function sin 2 (m*θ+p 2 π/4), where p 1 -p 2 is an even integer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
62 words
The modulator of claim 11 , wherein at least one of said filters modulates the intensity of a first component substantially according to the function sin 2 (m*θ+p 1 π/4), and another one of said filters modulates the intensity of a second component substantially according to the function sin 2 (m*θ+p 2 π/4), where p 1 -p 2 is an odd integer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The modulator of claim 11 , wherein at least two of said filters collectively modulates the intensities of at least two different components substantially according to the function sin 2 (m*θ+pπ/4).
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