FAST SCANNING SYNCHRONOUS LUMINESCENCE SPECTROMETER BASED ON ACOUSTOOPTIC TUNABLE FILTERS

被引:25
作者
HUEBER, DM [1 ]
STEVENSON, CL [1 ]
VO-DINH, T [1 ]
机构
[1] OAK RIDGE NATL LAB, DIV HLTH SCI RES, ADV MONITORING DEV GRP, OAK RIDGE, TN 37831 USA
关键词
SYNCHRONOUS LUMINESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; ACOUSTOOPTIC TUNABLE FILTER;
D O I
10.1366/0003702953965830
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A new luminescence spectrometer based on quartz-collinear acoustooptic tunable filters (AOTFs) and capable of synchronous scanning is described. An acousto-optic tunable filter is an electronically tunable optical bandpass filter. Unlike a tunable grating monochromator, an AOTF has no moving mechanical parts, and an AOTF can be tuned to any wavelength within its operating range in microseconds. These characteristics, combined with the small size of these devices, make AOTFs an important new alternative to conventional monochromators, especially for portable instrumentation. The relevant performance of the AOTFs (efficiency, bandwidth, rejection, etc.) is compared with that of typical small-grating monochromator.
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页码:1624 / 1631
页数:8
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