Spectrometer employing optical fiber time delays for frequency resolution
Abstract
This invention provides different length glass fibers for providing a broad range of optical time delays for short incident chromatic light pulses for the selective spatial and frequency analysis of the light with a single light detector. To this end, the frequencies of the incident light are orientated and matched with the different length fibers by dispersing the separate frequencies in space according to the respective fiber locations and lengths at the input terminal of the glass fibers. This makes the different length fibers useful in the field of plasma physics. To this end the short light pulses can be scattered by a plasma and then passed through the fibers for analyzing and diagnosing the plasma while it varies rapidly with time.
- Inventors:
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- Providence, RI
- Princeton, NJ
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863409
- Patent Number(s):
- 4164373
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- E(11-1)-3073
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- spectrometer; employing; optical; fiber; time; delays; frequency; resolution; provides; length; glass; fibers; providing; broad; range; incident; chromatic; light; pulses; selective; spatial; analysis; single; detector; frequencies; orientated; matched; dispersing; separate; space; according; respective; locations; lengths; input; terminal; makes; useful; field; plasma; physics; scattered; passed; analyzing; diagnosing; varies; rapidly; single light; time delays; input terminal; glass fibers; incident light; broad range; time delay; light pulses; optical fiber; light pulse; glass fiber; light detector; optical time; employing optical; chromatic light; /356/250/
Citation Formats
Schuss, Jack J, and Johnson, Larry C. Spectrometer employing optical fiber time delays for frequency resolution. United States: N. p., 1979.
Web.
Schuss, Jack J, & Johnson, Larry C. Spectrometer employing optical fiber time delays for frequency resolution. United States.
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"Spectrometer employing optical fiber time delays for frequency resolution". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863409.
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title = {Spectrometer employing optical fiber time delays for frequency resolution},
author = {Schuss, Jack J and Johnson, Larry C},
abstractNote = {This invention provides different length glass fibers for providing a broad range of optical time delays for short incident chromatic light pulses for the selective spatial and frequency analysis of the light with a single light detector. To this end, the frequencies of the incident light are orientated and matched with the different length fibers by dispersing the separate frequencies in space according to the respective fiber locations and lengths at the input terminal of the glass fibers. This makes the different length fibers useful in the field of plasma physics. To this end the short light pulses can be scattered by a plasma and then passed through the fibers for analyzing and diagnosing the plasma while it varies rapidly with time.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979}
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