32 results about "Holographic sensor" patented technology

A sensor for the detection of an analyte comprising a cis-diol moiety, which comprises a holographic element comprising a medium and a hologram disposed throughout the volume of the medium, wherein an optical characteristic of the element changes as a result of a variation of a physical property occurring throughout the volume of the medium, and wherein the medium is a polymer comprising a group of formula (I): wherein n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; each X (if present) is independently is an atom or group which, via an electronic effect, promotes formation of a tetrahedral geometry about the boron atom; and Y is a spacer which, when n is 0 or otherwise optionally, is an atom or group which, via an electronic effect, promotes formation of a tetrahedral geometry about the boron atom. Such a sensor may be used for the detection of glucose.

The present invention pertains to compounds and polymers which incorporate a boronic acid sensor group (SG) of the formula (I): wherein: J is independently —CH2— or —CH2CH2—; n is independently 0, 1, 2, or 3; and each RR, if present, is independently a ring substituent; and wherein the ring attachment (i.e., where sensor group is attached) is via the 3-, 4-, 5-, or 6-ring position. Such compounds and polymers are useful in the selective chemical detection and / or quantitation of alpha-hydroxy carboxylic acids, such as lactic acid / lactate and malic acid / malate. The present invention also pertains to methods of preparing such compounds and polymers; methods and assays which employ these compounds and polymers; devices (e.g., holographic sensors) and kits for use in such methods and assays, etc.

A holographic sensor for recognizing moisture on a glass pane of a motor vehicle is provided, having a casing, a carrier layer, a diffractive element and an adhesive layer, the diffractive element being fixed, preferably glued, on the carrier layer. The diffractive element may be embodied as an embossed hologram.

Apparatus and methods for scanning conoscopic holography measurements are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a conoscopic holography sensor, a beam directing assembly, and a control assembly. The beam directing assembly is adapted to adjustably direct a laser beam from the sensor toward the workpiece, and to direct a reflected light from the workpiece into the sensor. The control assembly controllably adjusts a direction of the laser beam into a desired position on the workpiece. In one particular embodiment, the beam directing assembly includes first and second mirrors coupled to first and second galvanometers for controllably directing the laser beam along first and second axes, respectively. Alternately, the system includes a calibration assembly having a three axis stage for performing calibrations of the laser beam location.

The present invention relates to a process for the detection of an analyte in a sample, comprising a) bringing the sample into contact with a first ligand which binds specifically to the analyte and which is immobilized on a substrate, and b) prior to or subsequent to step (a), bringing the sample into contact with a second ligand which binds specifically to the analyte and which includes a label: wherein the substrate comprises a holographic sensor comprising a support medium having a hologram disposed therein or thereon and the label causes an optical property of the sensor to change by interaction of the sensor with the label or, following the additional step of contacting the substrate with a reagent, by interaction of the sensor with a species produced by reaction of the label with the reagent, thereby indicating the presence of bound analyte.

A sensor comprises respective acceptor and donor compounds immobilised in or on a matrix including a glucose-binding boronate and a cationic species, whereby the spacing between the acceptor and donor compounds is reduced in the presence of glucose. For example a holographic sensor comprises a glucose-binding boronate and a cationic species held within the sensor.

A sensor device comprising a holographic element comprises a grating or hologram recorded in a holographic recording medium wherein at least one physical and / or chemical and / or optical characteristic of the holographic element or the image produced by it varies as a result of variation in relative humidity or moisture content in the air surrounding the element. Also provided is an acrylamide-based photopolymer and an acrylamide-based reflection hologram.

The invention relates to a holographic sensor, a combination device, a subdermal implant and correlation methods. The sensor (8) comprises a medium and a hologram disposed throughout the volume of the medium, wherein an optical characteristic of the hologram changes as a result of a variation of a physical property of the medium, and wherein the hologram is formed as a non-planar mirror.

The invention is applicable to the technical field of curved-surface part measurement, and provides a reflective curved-surface part measuring method based on a combination of light vision and conoscopic polarization. The reflective curved-surface part measuring method comprises the steps of: A, carrying out modeling; b, performing modeling analysis; c, respectively measuring a polyhedral standardblock by using a surface structured light vision sensor and a conoscopic polarization holographic sensor, so as to determine corresponding point sets of point cloud data P1 and P2; d, geometrically processing the point cloud data obtained in the step C by using a point cloud processing assembly, performing influence overlapping comparison on three-dimensional modeling in the steps A, B and C, andconducting confirmation comparison on modeling data in the steps by adopting a coordinate system rotation method; and measuring a complex curved-surface part by using a method of combining surface structured light with conoscopic polarization holography, synthesizing the obtained three-dimensional point cloud data under the same coordinate, and finally acquiring complete three-dimensional point cloud data of the part. Therefore, the reflective curved-surface part measuring method can realize effective measurement of the reflective curved-surface part, and can improve the measurement efficiency and measurement precision.

The invention relates to a waveguide type integrated imaging three-dimensional display system based on a diffraction optical element. A micro displayer (1) is arranged at the position of the focal length of a holographic microlens array of the surface of the input end of a waveguide (3), a two-dimensional element image passes through the holographic microlens array and is imaged to obtain an image including depth and parallax information, the obtained image is coupled into the transparent waveguide (3) through a holographic lens on the surface of the input end of the waveguide (3), is spread through total reflection and is output in a coupling mode through a holographic lens on the surface of the output end of the waveguide (3), and the image is observed by the human eyes. According to the system, the diffraction optical element is introduced in to overcome the defects that in the technical background, the size is large, the weight is large, and the structure is complex, and integrated monocular three-dimensional displaying is achieved. Meanwhile, the optical element, the waveguide (3), is introduced in, and off-axis large-system pupil sight-thorough monocular three-dimensional displaying with the high transmission rate is achieved. The system can be widely applied to integrated imaging three-dimensional display systems.

The invention provides a method and device for three-dimensionally measuring complex curved surface parts through multi-optical-sensor cooperation. The problems of accuracy, efficiency and data integrity when optical measurement is conducted on the complex curved surface parts are solved. According to the method, surface structured light is utilized to conduct quick measurement on reflective complex curved surfaces, measured data measured and acquired by surface structured light are divided, measured data holes and discontinuous zones are determined, secondary measurement is conducted on the data holes and the discontinuous zones by a conoscopic holographic measuring head, point cloud data measured by a surface structured light visual sensor and a conoscopic holographic sensor are integrated in a same coordinate system through a global calibration and optimization registration method of the multiple sensors, and eventually integral three-dimensional point cloud data of the parts are acquired. The measuring system comprises a precise four-axis motion control system and a combination optical measuring head. High-efficiency and high-accuracy measurement for the reflective complex curved surface parts is achieved.

A method for quantitative analysis of ibuprofen in a biological sample by utilizing a cyclodextrin-modified holographic sensor is disclosed. The method includes main steps of subjecting the surface of a glass slide to silane modification, performing in-situ synthesis of hydroxyl ethyl methacrylate polymer on the surface, then loading the surface with gold nanoparticles, then radiating the glass slide with frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser to obtain a reflective holographic sensor, modifying the gold nanoparticles with beta-cyclodextrin to obtain the beta-cyclodextrin-modified holographic sensor, putting the beta-cyclodextrin-modified holographic sensor into a series of ibuprofen standard solutions having different mass concentrations separately, recording reflection wavelengths, mapping a standard curve by adopting the reflection wavelengths as vertical coordinates and adopting the mass concentrations of the ibuprofen standard solutions as horizontal coordinates, collecting a reflection wavelength of a solution to be measured, substituting the reflection wavelength into the standard curve, and calculating the mass concentration of the ibuprofen in a sample to be detected. In the method, the holographic sensor is modified with the beta-cyclodextrin stably in a chemical bond manner, and the ibuprofen in the biological sample can be accurately and quantitatively analyzed. The method is simple and rapid.