An encoder spectrograph is used to analyze radiation from one or more
samples in various configurations. The radiation is analyzed by spatially
modulating the radiation after it has been dispersed by wavelength or
imaged along a line. Dual encoder spectrographs may be used to encode
radiation using a single modulator. An encoded photometric infrared
spectroscopy ("EPIR") analyzer employs orthogonal encoded components
having substantially identical modulation frequencies, which may allow
for the multiplexing of up to twice as many encoded components.