Qioptiq Presents Motorized Color Detection Set with Qwave spectrometer
Spectrometer for all applications
Press Releases
January 24, 2012
San Francisco, January 2012 - At the Photonics West 2012 Qioptiq presents the
“Motorized Color Detection Set”. This set is a functional setup with our new Qwave
spectrometer and an x.act linear positioner to perform an automized color detection
experiment. Different color probes are placed automatically in front of the Qwave
spectrometer. The different color spectra are displayed on a computer monitor. The setup
is illiuminated by a LED-Gooseneck light source.
Qioptiq aims to continually adapt its products to the demands of the market, and expand
product lines as needed. That is why we are revising our entire line of lighting products.
We are updating our cold light sources, LED illumination systems and the modular
system of lamp housings for halogen, spectral and short-arc lamps. In this optolines issue
we would like to introduce our latest cold light and LED light sources, with their new
designs and state-of-the-art technology.
Spectrometer for all applications Compact USB spectrometer: Exceptional specifications
In a housing hardly bigger than a deck of cards, the new Qwave spectrometer achieves
high resolution, sensitivity and stability, making it ideal as a universal spectrometer for a
variety of applications. The spectrometer is controlled and its data downloaded using a
PC, with operating software that is unique throughout the world for its user-friendliness
and high performance.
With a focal length of 75 mm, the Qwave attains specifications normally seen only in
much larger spectrometers. In the standard version, it offers a resolution of 0.5 nm and
covers a wide spectral range from 350 nm to
950 nm. The range can be configured
anywhere between 200 nm and 1100 nm to
meet customer requirements. The narrower the
spectral range, the higher the resolution.
Furthermore, the instrument is distinguished by
high sensitivity, a signal-to-noise ratio of 2000:1
(at 1 second exposure time) and excellent
thermal stability in a temperature range from -
15 to +60 °C.
Unique software
The spectrometer is controlled using the ”Waves” program, included in delivery, which not
only uses advanced algorithms for measurement and evaluation, but also makes these
functions easily accessible in its clearly laid out, intuitive user interface.
Many of the measurement and analysis features are available at a single mouseclick.
With Qwave, the dark spectra for optimum sensitivity no longer have to be recorded
anew every time the exposure time is changed. Instead, a number of automatically
recorded dark
Software features
• Import spectra as ASCII files
• Export spectra as ASCII files for further evaluation with Origin, Excel or other
programs
• Calculation of statistical values
• Print the diagrams and export them as PDFs
• Dynamic peak finder (no threshold setting necessary)
• Automatic wavelength calibration
• Colorimetry
• Software developers‘ kit for customizing the spectrometer control program
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