Visible spectrometer utilizing organic thin film absorption

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Tiefenbruck, Laura C. (Laura Christine)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Vladimir Bulović and Terry P. Orlando.
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Abstract
In this thesis, I modeled and developed a spectrometer for the visible wavelength spectrum, based on absorption characteristics of organic thin films. The device uses fundamental principles of linear algebra to reconstruct spectral components of a signal from the transmission through an organic thin film. Best possible performance of the device is characterized, effects of noise and filtering techniques are observed, and results from several organic films are tested. The implemented device is optimized for cost, spectral reconstruction quality is tested, and guidelines for optimal device performance are proposed.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2004.
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-134).
 
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2004
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33760
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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