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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2004
Applicant:
Joel A. Silver, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Inventor:
Joel A. Silver, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Sciences Incorporated, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multiple pass optical cell and method comprising providing a pair of opposed cylindrical mirrors having curved axes with substantially equal focal lengths, positioning an entrance hole for introducing light into the cell and an exit hole for extracting light from the cell, wherein the entrance hole and exit hole are coextensive or non-coextensive, introducing light into the cell through the entrance hole, and extracting light from the cell through the exit hole.