BWI: STS Microspectrometer Provides Big Performance in a Small Footprint

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Source: Ocean Optics
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:05 AM IST (04:35 AM GMT)
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STS Microspectrometer Provides Big Performance in a Small Footprint
Ocean Optics' tiny CMOS-based spectrometer is ideal for OEM applications

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, February 23, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Ocean Optics (www.oceanoptics.com) has introduced a family of low-cost, high-performance CMOS detector-based spectrometers that are ideal for embedding into OEM devices. Despite its tiny footprint - 40 mm x 42 mm square and 24 mm high - STS provides performance comparable to larger systems: full spectral analysis with low stray light, high signal to noise (>1500:1) and typical optical resolution of ~1.5 nm (FWHM).

STS is a great option for a range of VIS-NIR applications including characterization of LEDs and absorbance/transmittance of various samples and is ideal for OEM applications where one or more wavelengths are being monitored and highly reproducible results are necessary.

The STS Microspectrometer is available in standard models with 350-800 nm and 650-1100 nm wavelength coverage. Customization of wavelength range, entrance aperture and other optical bench accessories is available for high-volume and OEM customers. Also, unlike other microspectrometers, STS has a built-in shutter for making dark measurements. Operating software is priced separately and provides a full range of spectroscopic functions as well as control of the shutter. Packages for developing customized software for STS are also available.

At the heart of the STS is a 1024-element CMOS detector in a crossed Czerny Turner optical bench. The bench is distinguished by specially designed collimating and focusing mirrors and a 600 lines/mm groove density grating. Its optical design and advanced CMOS detector elevate STS to performance levels comparable to larger and more expensive spectrometers. For example, STS has 14-bit A/D resolution and has low power consumption of just 0.75 W. Also, with customization of the entrance aperture, optical resolution <1.0 nm (FWHM) is possible. This makes STS an attractive option for a wide range of applications.

About Ocean Optics

Headquartered in the USA, Ocean Optics ( www.OceanOptics.com) is a leading supplier of solutions for optical sensing - fundamental methods of measuring and interpreting the interaction of light with matter. With locations in Asia and Europe, the company has sold more than 100,000 spectrometers worldwide since 1992. Ocean Optics' extensive line of complementary technologies includes chemical sensors, analytical instrumentation, optical fibres, thin films and optics. The company is a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c.

About Halma

Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com ) is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. A public company listed on the London Stock Exchange, it has 3,600 employees in 36 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as manufacturing, energy, water and waste treatment, the environment, construction, transport and health.

Halma recently opened a Hub office in Mumbai. For further news about Halma in India and to subscribe to the Halma India RSS News Feed please visit our blog at: http://halmapr.com/news/india/ .

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CONTACT DETAILS
Kuniyur. J. Srinivasan, Country Head & Managing Director, Halma India, +91 (22) 6708 0400, Srini@halma.com
Damian Corbet, Halma PR Services, +44 20 85111821, dcorbet@halmapr.com

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