Inventors:
D. Warren Vidrine - Madison WI
Charles R. Anderson - Madison WI
Assignee:
Nicolet Instrument Corporation - Madison WI
International Classification:
G01J 345, G02B 2714
Abstract:
An interferometer spectrometer having a source of infrared analytical radiation, a fixed reflector, a moving reflector and a beam splitter for directing the analytical radiation to the reflectors. The beam splitter is formed of a semiconductor material which, in a preferred embodiment, is silicon. In a preferred physical embodiment, the beam splitter is configured as a wedge.