Optical Instruments
Optical Instruments
Optical Instruments
Optical Instruments
Components of
Optical Instruments
Signal Processor
Source Wavelength Selector Sample Detector Readout
Sample
Components of
Optical Instruments
Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
Signal Processor
Source Wavelength Selector Detector Readout
Sample
Components of
Optical Instruments
Absorption Spectrometer
Signal Processor
Source Sample Wavelength Selector Detector Readout
Components of
Optical Instruments
Fluorescence and/or Scattering Spectrometer
Signal Processor
Sample Wavelength Selector Detector Readout
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Source
Components of Optical Instruments
(a) Construction materials
Components of Optical Instruments
(b) wavelength selectors for spectroscopic instruments."
Components of Optical Instruments
(a) Sources
Components of Optical Instruments
(b) detectors for spectroscopic instruments
Sources
UV-Visible-Near IR Region
H2 - D2
160 - 375 nm, must use Quartz windows and cuvettes
Xe arc lamps
250 - 600 nm, max I at 500 nm
W filament
320 - 2500 nm, needs close V control
Sources
IR Region
Nernst glower - rare earth oxides
globar - silicon carbide rod
incandescent wire - nichrome wire
Sources
Line Sources
metal vapor - Hg and Na
hollow cathode - 65 elements
Sources
Lasers
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
"Two types of
monochromators:
(a) Czerney-Turner
grating
monochromator
(b) Bunsen prism
monochromator."
Wavelength Selection
"Dispersion for three types of monochromators. The
points A and B on the scale in (c) correspond to the
points shown in the Figure "
Prism Monochromators
UV-Visible-Near IR - quartz
IR - NaCl
Cornu type
Littrow type
Angular dispersion of prisms
d d dn
--- = ----- -----
d dn d
where => angle
=> wavelength
n => refractive index
Resolving Power of
Prism Monochromators
R => resolving power
dn
R = ------ = b -----
d d
Photomultiplier Tubes
"Photomultiplier tube:
(a) cross section of the
tube
(b) electrical circuit."
Types of Radiation Detection
Photodiodes
“(a)Schematic of a
silicon diode.
(b)Formation of
depletion layer, which
prevents flow of
electricity under
reverse bias.”
Types of Radiation Detection
Photodiodes
“A reverse-biased
linear diode-array
detector: (a) cross
section and (b) top
view.”
Types of Radiation Detection
Linear Photodiode arrays
"Block diagram of a photodiode array detector chip."
Types of Radiation Detection
Charge-Injection Device
“Cross section of a CTD detector in the charge
integration mode. The positive hole produced by the
photo h is collected under the negative electrode.”
Types of Radiation Detection
Charge-Transfer
“Duty cycle of a charge-
transfer device: (a.)
production and storage of
charge (b.) first charge
measurement (c.) second
charge measurement
after charge transfer (d.)
re-injection of charge into
the semiconductor.”
Types of Radiation Detection
Charge-Couple Device
“A charge-couple
device array:
(a) arrangement of
512x320 pixels and
(b) schematic
showing four of the
individual detectors.”
Advantages of Fourier
Transform Spectroscopy
Time domain spectroscopy
Advantages of Fourier
Transform Spectroscopy
"Illustratio
ns of time
domain
plots (a) and
(b);
frequency
domain
plots (c),
(d), and
(e)."
Advantages of Fourier
Transform Spectroscopy
"Time domain
spectrum of a
source made
up of several
wavelengths."
Advantages of Fourier
Transform Spectroscopy
Michelson
Interferometer
"Schematic of a
Michelson
interferometer
illuminated by a
monochromatic
source."
Advantages of Fourier
Transform Spectroscopy
“Comparison of
interferograms
and optical
spectra.”
FT-IR