Fast scanning synchronous luminescence spectrometer based on acousto-optic tunable filters
- Advanced Monitoring Development Group, Health Sciences Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)
A new luminescence spectrometer based on quartz-collinear acousto-optic 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. {copyright} {ital 1995 Society for Applied Spectroscopy.}
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 279979
- Journal Information:
- Applied Spectroscopy, Journal Name: Applied Spectroscopy Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 49; ISSN 0003-7028; ISSN APSPA4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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