Patent ID: 7804598
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: B08B,G01N,G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical interfacial device with combined optical and acoustical elements configured to provide for analyzing a material located at or near an optical interfacial element, comprising: a high power acoustic resonator, wherein the high power acoustic resonator comprises: an acoustic body having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a base and the second end defines a surface with an opening in said defined surface; a transducer coupled with the first end and configured to vibrate the acoustic body, wherein the acoustic body is configured to transmit acoustic energy produced by the high power acoustic resonator onto the surface defined by the second end; an optical system disposed within the high power acoustic resonator and configured to provide an optical path or paths from the first end to the opening in the surface defined by the second end; and the optical interfacial element coupled with the second end of the acoustic body and disposed to provide for transmission of electromagnetic radiation into or out of the optical system through said optical interfacial element, wherein the optical interfacial element is further configured to seal the opening from an external environment, and wherein the optical interfacial element is configured to provide an external interface for optically analyzing the material.