Silios Technologies has launched a series of very compact mini spectrometers that cover a wide spectral range from UV to Mid-IR.
They are suitable for a broad range of chemical analysis and process control applications, in water treatment, agrifood and medical fields, or oil and microelectronic industries.
They combine an optical micro-component, a detector and an electronic board.
The collective fabrication of optical chip (comparable to microelectronics) allows a substantial price-volume ratio reduction.
In addition, the compactness of the spectrometer optical core gives advantages in measurement stability and reproducibility.
The customer can select one of the following integration levels: optical chip - the chips are manufactured on wafers, sliced, controlled and packaged; optical chip/imager - the chip is mounted on pixelised sensors; optical chip/imager/electronic board - the optical chip/imager system is integrated on electronic board that delivers raw data to a USB link (or other), or it performs signal processing to deliver spectrum or instructions; full spectrometer - this integrates an optical chip/imager/electronic board and suitable light source with mechanical parts.
The main characteristics of Silios spectrometers include measurement by transmission, reflection or back-scattering mode, discrete spectrum delivery, the choice and number of wavelengths and compatibility with various types of detectors (CCD, CMOS, Ge, AsGa, micro-bolometers) according to the targeted spectral range and a resolution down to 5nm (FWHM).
Silios will be exhibiting at Photonics West 2009 in San Jose, California, from 27 to 29 January.
