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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Michael P. Chrisp, Danville, CA (US);
Scott A. Lerner, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
Michael P. Chrisp, Danville, CA (US);
Scott A. Lerner, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compact imaging spectrometer comprises an entrance slit, a catadioptric lens with a mirrored surface, a grating, and a detector array. The entrance slit directs light to the mirrored surface of the catadioptric lens; the mirrored surface reflects the light back through the lens to the grating. The grating receives the light from the catadioptric lens and diffracts the light to the lens away from the mirrored surface. The lens transmits the light and focuses it onto the detector array.