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Title: Thin-film spectroscopic sensor

Abstract

There is disclosed an integrated spectrometer for chemical analysis by evanescent electromagnetic radiation absorption in a reaction volume. The spectrometer comprises a noninteractive waveguide, a substrate, an entrance grating and an exit grating, an electromagnetic radiation source, and an electromagnetic radiation sensing device. There is further disclosed a chemical sensor to determine the pressure and concentration of a chemical species in a mixture comprising an interactive waveguide, a substrate, an entrance grating and an exit grating, an electromagnetic radiation source, and an electromagnetic radiation sensing device.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. (Seattle, WA)
  2. Richland, WA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868141
Patent Number(s):
5082629
Assignee:
Board of University of Washington (Seattle, WA); Battelle Development Corporation (Richland, WA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
thin-film; spectroscopic; sensor; disclosed; integrated; spectrometer; chemical; analysis; evanescent; electromagnetic; radiation; absorption; reaction; volume; comprises; noninteractive; waveguide; substrate; entrance; grating; exit; source; sensing; device; determine; pressure; concentration; species; mixture; comprising; interactive; radiation absorption; reaction volume; active waveguide; radiation sensing; chemical analysis; chemical sensor; electromagnetic radiation; chemical species; radiation source; sensing device; mixture comprising; chemical specie; spectrometer comprises; evanescent electromagnetic; /422/356/385/

Citation Formats

Burgess, Jr., Lloyd W., and Goldman, Don S. Thin-film spectroscopic sensor. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Burgess, Jr., Lloyd W., & Goldman, Don S. Thin-film spectroscopic sensor. United States.
Burgess, Jr., Lloyd W., and Goldman, Don S. Wed . "Thin-film spectroscopic sensor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868141.
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