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Mini Raman Spectrometer
Raman CCD spectrometer with high sensitivity and dynamic range for OEM Raman hand-held applications.
ㆍ High throughput (f/3.1)
ㆍ Three Raman laser ranges: 532nm and 785nm
ㆍ Ultra-miniaturization with CCD USB 2.0 electronics
ㆍ 7000:1 dynamic range
ㆍ SMA or permanent fiber-optic connection
ㆍ VIS- or NIR-optimized back-illuminated CCD
ㆍ CCT optical layout (Crossed-Czerny-Turner)
Available for US OEM customers only
Feature |
Benefits for Spectroscopy |
Raman range with 785 nm |
210 to 2700 cm–1 coverage |
High dynamic range |
7000:1 with low readout-noise of 35 e– |
Back-illuminated linear CCD |
QE=77% at 600nm;55% at 850nm with VIS-optimized (NIR-optimized option: yields 75% QE at 850 nm) |
USB 2.0 high and full-speed |
Standard connection interfaces to PCs with 100% data integrity |
Windows®acquisition software and LabVIEW™ VIs and DLLs available |
Software to integrate MINI-CCT+ as an OEM component |
No moving parts or shutter |
Excellent reliability for OEM integration |
Available for US OEM customers only
Spectral coverage |
With 532 nm laser:210 to 3500 cm–1 |
Numerical aperture |
F/3.1 |
Stray light rejection |
0.1% (0.2%) |
CCD Detector & Typical Q.E. |
Back-illuminated CCD with low etaloning in NIR |
Detector height |
300μm CCD height standard (1000μm optional) |
Thermoelectric stabilization |
None. Dark current and CCD-pattern noise must be subtracted. User must shutter in optical path. QE shifts slightly with temperature. |
Spectral resolution |
785nm configuration;25μm slit; 2048 pixels; 8–12cm–1 resolution; 0.19nm/pixel (configuration with 300μm tall CCD) |
Improved CCD full well |
>250Ke- (sensitivity mode) < 0.4% (sensitivity mode) |
Typical dynamic range |
7000:1 in sensitivity mode |
Readout speed |
8.6ms (500kHz mode); 116 spectra/s with 0 exposure time (Multi-Acq mode) |
Typical Dark current |
1 count/ms at 20°C (room temp.); typical offset = 1000 counts |
Typical readout noise |
35 e- (Max= 45e-) in sensitivity mode (4 e–/count) |
A/D converter |
16 bit, 500 kHz (pixel rate); optional 2 MHz VIS-CCD |
Typical dynamic range |
7,000:1 in sensitivity mode |
Weight |
1.8 lb (0.82 kg) |
Gain selection |
4 e-/count and 8 e-/count |
Dimensions (H× W×D) |
4” × 2.71” × 1.49” (101.6 mm × 68.8 mm × 37.8 mm) |
* Specifications, Form Factor and Spectrometer Covers are subject to change without notice. |
Acquisition software included (LabVIEW™ 2011 only)
ㆍ VIs and top-level code are provided for customer customizations
ㆍ Access to data with raw CCD linearity and corrected linearity done at factory for each CCD chip
ㆍ CCD settings and dark-subtract
ㆍ On-board or software averaging
ㆍ Scale selection between pixel, wavelength, and wavenumber
ㆍ On-board spectral calibration
ㆍ Linearity correction on/off
ㆍ save function to Excel® or text file
No LabVIEW™ license is needed to run our acquisition software. LabVIEW™ license ver. 2011 required to edit our code. No code customization supported in price.