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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Cascade Technologies Holdings Limited, Stirling, GB;
Inventors:
Paul Black, Stirling, GB;
Colin Lumsden, Stirling, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/31 (2006.01); G01N 21/01 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/03 (2006.01); G01N 21/3504 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/3103 (2013.01); G01N 21/01 (2013.01); G01N 21/031 (2013.01); G01N 33/0036 (2013.01); G01N 21/3504 (2013.01); G01N 2021/3125 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0668 (2013.01); G01N 2201/06113 (2013.01); G01N 2201/06146 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical cell comprises first and second opposed reflecting elements, an entrance aperture in the first reflecting element and an exit aperture in the second reflecting element, wherein the entrance and exit apertures are configured such that, in operation, light introduced into the cell via the entrance aperture is reflected at least once by the second reflecting element and at least once by the first reflecting element before leaving the cell via the exit aperture.