US 9,958,324 B1 · Enclosed benchtop raman spectrometry device

Abstract

An enclosed benchtop Raman spectrometry device, systems, methods, and techniques related thereto are disclosed. A benchtop Raman spectrometer can comprise an enclosure enclosing a probe and sample. In an embodiment, a compliance component can determine concurrent satisfaction of a group of compliance rules. The compliance rules can relate to contact between the probe and sample, environmental conditions within the enclosure, illumination conditions within the enclosure, an operation state of a viewport allowing direct viewing of a sample-probe interface, etc. While concurrent satisfaction is determined, the release of optical energy for interrogation of the sample via the probe can be enabled. In an embodiment, the probe can comprise a spherical optical element, e.g., a BallProbe®, which can be brought into contact with the sample to perform Raman spectroscopy.

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Dependent claims

A device, comprising:

a probe to facilitate performing optical spectroscopy of a sample;
a processor;
and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving an indication that the probe is in contact with the sample;
determining that a group of rules comprising a first rule is concurrently satisfied, wherein the first rule relates to a contact condition of the sample based on the indication that the probe is in contact with the sample;
and
in response to the determining that the group of rules is concurrently satisfied, enabling emission of first optical energy to interrogate the sample via the probe.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Enclosed benchtop raman spectrometry device

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Abstract

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