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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2015
Andor Technology Limited, Belfast, GB;
Tristan Haldane, Belfast, GB;
Andrew Dennis, Belfast, GB;
ANDOR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, , GB;
Abstract
The present invention provides a spectrometer, comprising: an inlet for the receipt of incident light; an optical path for transmitting the incident light from the inlet to an analysis plane; a focusing element located along the optical path, wherein the spectrometer has an in-focus position in which a focal point of the spectrometer and the analysis plane coincide; and a controller adapted in use, when a removable light disperser is placed along the optical path, to cause the spectrometer to be in the in-focus position by controlling the position of the focusing element relative to the analysis plane. The spectrometer is used in the analysis of light from a light source and, due to the ability of the controller to manage the focus point by way of moving the focusing element, the spectrometer is able to bring itself into an in-focus configuration without the need for a user to intervene.