Patent ID: 6014204
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A device for measuring the absorption and reduced scattering properties of a material, comprising:a light source capable of emitting light therefrom;a light detector capable of detecting light transmitted thereto; anda fiber optic array including a first optical fiber having a first effective diameter and a second optical fiber having a second effective diameter wherein said first effective diameter is different than said second effective diameter and wherein said first optical fiber transmits said light from said source to a material and thereafter transmits light re-emitted from said material to said detector through said first effective diameter and wherein said second optical fiber transmits said light from said source to the material and thereafter transmits light re-emitted from said material to said detector through said second effective diameter wherein the light transmitted by said first and second optical fibers from the material to the detector facilitates measurement of the absorption and reduced scattering properties of the material.