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Flatness and Roughness Interferometer |
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Imaging and Spectroscopy system |
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Industrial and Manufacturing |
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Light Source ![]() It is important to select a proper light source according to the specific measurement in spectroscopic applications. Spectral Products offers wide range selection of light sources for various applications. Broad-band light source:Broad-band light sources are needed for transmittance, absorption and reflectance spectroscopic measurements. Tungsten-Halogen (TH)
TH is a general light source for visible and NIR range spectroscopic applications. Tungsten-Halogen lamps are near blackbody sources of light with fused silica envelopes around the tungsten filaments and a small quantity of an active halogen gas such as Bromine. The TH light source provides very stable and smooth spectral output so it can be applied to spectroscopic measurements (transmittance/reflectance/absorption) and color measurements. The dominant spectrum is from 300nm to 2.6µm depending on the color temperature of each lamp (due to the deep absorption band and the natural transmittance of the fused silica envelopes, the IR range is limited to 2.6µm).
Narrow-band light source:In general, narrow-band light sources are used as excitation sources. In some wavelength ranges that lasers cannot cover, narrow-band light sources are very useful. Some atomic emission lamps are used as reference standards for wavelength calibration in spectroscopic applications.Wavelength tunable light sourceWith the combination of a monochromator and a broad-band light source, continuously tunable, narrow-band wavelength light can be acheived. The bandwidth depends on the slit width and the grating groove density used in the monochromator (~1-20nm, typically).Calibration light sourceDepending on the gas filled in a lamp, discrete spectral lines of defined wavelength, spectral width and relative instensity can be obtained.Discrete wavelength excitation light source, COMING SOON!!Based on the combination of materials, some defined wavelength light is generated. With a proper focusing lens, high power density light can be obtained at a certain focus. This light source is for fluorescent applications.
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