Abstract: A spectrograph is disclosed generally comprising a radiation source and a dispersion device that includes a plurality of segments arranged adjacently along a plane upon which the radiation is incident, where each of the segments disperses the radiation differently than adjacent segments. In certain embodiments, each segment can be rotated and titled separately from the other segments. In some embodiments, the dispersed radiation is received by a detector in a plurality of spectral channels corresponding to the segments and including radiation of different spectral orders.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for minimizing the amplitude range in a time domain signal incorporating a plurality of periodic electromagnetic waves. One embodiment of the invention is a spectrophotometer or polychromatic light transmitter including an array of light emitting diodes or lasers configured for activation in successive encodement patterns, a diffraction grating, an optical slit, a detector and electronic controls including a computer. In operation, the periodic waves driving the diodes or lasers and their phases are adjusted in accordance with Hadamard mathematics in order to minimize constructive and destructive interference between the electromagnetic waves generated by the diodes array. The resulting time domain signal received at the detector is Fourier transformed to the desired spectral space. The invention effectively eliminates centerbursts in the resulting interferogram.

Abstract: A spectrophotometer includes an array of light emitting diodes configured for activation in successive Hadamard encodement patterns, a diffraction grating, an optical slit, a detector and electronic controls including a computer. In operation, the diffraction grating disperses and collimates radiation from the array and directs selected spectral components through the slit onto the detector whereupon the computer performs a Hadamard analysis on the detector signals.