Abstract: The invention concerns a spectrograph with a tilted detector window comprising a light source (1), an entrance slit (3), a grating (4), a detector (5) comprising a window through which the light beam diffracted by the grating (4) is transmitted, a part of the diffracted light beam generating reflections on the window or between the window and sensitive surface of the detector (5) and at least a means for inclining able to avoid interference spectra. According to the invention, the at least a means for inclining able to avoid interference spectra comprises the detector window (6, 11) which is an inclined detector window (11).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the positioning of optical elements with retractable stop enabling accurate positioning of an optical element selected among a plurality of optical elements, including a stand (1); a turret fitted with a element holder and a disc (4), said disc (4) being a ratchet wheel having a peripheral surface (5) fitted with a plurality of blocking means (6), each blocking means (6) corresponding to an optical element, a motor (7) and a crash stop (9) bearing against the peripheral surface of the disc (5). According to the invention the stop (9) contains an anti-friction element (13) in contact with the peripheral surface (5) of the ratchet wheel so that the retractable stop (9) moves according to the contour of the peripheral surface (5) of the ratchet wheel without any friction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for obtaining a low-noise optical signal. According to the method, a luminous beam is injected through two apertures and after detection respectively a basic optical signal (21) and a corrective optical signal (22) are generated. Both optical signals obtained (21, 22) are subtracted, so that a resulting optical signal is generated, forming the low-noise optical signal. The apertures are preferably two slits of a spectroscope, the optical signals being expressible relative to the wavelength.

Abstract: An optical system comprises a Bragg reflector configured to diffract incident light having a wavelength between about 0.1 nm and about 0.7 nm. The optical system also comprises a diffraction grating comprising parallel lines engraved on a surface of the Bragg reflector. Specifically, the diffraction grating is configured to diffract incident light having a wavelength between about 0.6 nm and about 150 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a spectrometer (1) comprising a dispersive element of a light beam formed of a set of spectral components, the dispersive element generating spatial dispersion of the spectral components in the form of a dispersion spectrum (6) spatially spread, at least one photon detector (5, 52) comprising at least one detection element (51) being provided at one point of said dispersion. According to the invention, a matrix optical electromechanical device (3) is provided between the dispersive element and the detector in the dispersion spectrum, said electromechanical device being formed of a matrix of optical elements, each of the optical elements being able to send back a portion of the dispersion spectrum according to at least two directions in relation to a control signal, in order to enable the selection of at least one sub-assembly of the spectrum for said detection element. A method and an application of the spectrometer are claimed.