Patent ID: 7834999
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: G06E

Abstract:
1. A multivariate optical computing and analysis system, comprising: a light source being configured to radiate a first light along a first ray path; a spectral element being configured to filter the first light for a spectral range of interest of a sample; a modulator disposed in the first ray path proximate the spectral element, the modulator being configured to modulate the first light to a desired frequency; a cavity disposed in communication with the spectral element, the cavity being configured to direct the first light in a direction of the sample; a tube disposed proximate the cavity, the tube being configured to receive and direct a second light generated by a reflection of the first light from the sample, the tube being further configured to separate the first and second lights; a beamsplitter being configured to split the second light into a first beam and a second beam; an optical filter mechanism disposed to receive the first beam, the optical filter mechanism being configured to optically filter data carried by the first beam into at least one orthogonal component of the first beam; and a detector mechanism in communication with the optical filter mechanism to measure a property of the orthogonal component to measure the data.