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A constant output monochromator
1Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Rochester, New York 14602, USA.
Applied Optics
|January 14, 2010
Abstract:
A constant output monochromator has been developed that produces a power of 100 +/- 2 microW over a wavelength range from 375 nm to 1400 nm with a spectral bandpass of 20 nm. The output is regulated by controlling the source intensity and the monochromator transmission. A thermopile is incorporated into the instrument for calibrating the output of the open loop system.
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