Specifications

• Resolution: sub 20pm at 532nm (resolving power > 25,000)
• Accuracy: < 200pm for fixed grating units, <20pm for all others following calibration, an external calibration source is required
• Dynamic Range: 100:1 to 500:1 in a single shot measurement, up to 50dB with exposure bracketing 
• Wavelength range:  Visible to near IR (260nm to 1080nm*)
• Simultaneous range / resolution: >10,000 at 532nm
• Acquisition and processing speed: >10 Hz

Features

• Simple to use
• Sub 30pm picometer resolution
• Fiber optic input
• Quick data acquisition and export
• Simple USB interface
• LabView Drivers
• No moving parts (single shot laser spectrum analysis)

Benefits

• Range - resolution ratio up to 10,000
• Fast
• Ultra-Compact
• Can measure spectra from cw and pulsed sources
• Fast real time measurements
• Ultra-reliable
• LightMachinery's legendary customer support

Applications

The Hornet spectrometer is ideal for;

• Light source characterization
  • Lasers
  • Diode Lasers
  • Super luminescent diodes
• Monitoring laser modes in real time
• Passive components (Filters, Etalons, Fiber Braggg gratings) characterization to the 25pm level
• Checking the spectral / mode purity of lasers
• Classic undergraduate and graduate experiments

Software

Our new SpectraLoK software is designed to be a reliable, feature packed interface for setting up your LightMachinery spectrometer, viewing spectra and organizing your data.  You can download and try it (it is a .exe file so your anti-virus software might require some reassurance)

Specifications

Notes

• Form Factors;
  • A  dimensions; 200 x 200 x 90mm,  weight; 2.0 Kg
  • B  dimensions; 250 x 600 x 150mm,  weight; 20Kg
  • C  dimensions; 560 x 330 x 150mm,  weight; 23Kg
  • D  dimensions; 200 x 200 x 125mm,  weight; 2.5Kg
  • E  dimensions; 125 x 150 x 50mm,  weight; 1.5Kg
  • F  dimensions; 700 x 150 x 400mm,  weight; 28Kg
• *Range and resolution are measured at the middle of the wavelength range
• Accuracy: < 200pm for fixed grating units, <20pm for all others following calibration, an external calibration source is required
• Dynamic Range: 100:1 to 500:1 in a single shot measurement, up to 50dB with exposure bracketing
• Simultaneous range / resolution: >10,000 at 532nm
• Acquisition speed: >10Hz typical

Complete Brillouin Systems (laser, confocal setup and microscope)

In addition to the spectrometer, LightMachinery has developed a complete Brillouin system that includes a high power laser, the VIPA based Brillouin HyperFine spectrometer, a confocal beam sending the laser to the microscope and returning the return signal to the spectrometer,  a Nikon microscope with motorized X,Y scanning system to produce fast complete 2D Brillouin Maps, all required software, computer hardware, keyboard an monitor.  Everything that is required to create Brillouin Shift Maps of your samples.   Contact us for more details.

Technical specification

Wavelength ranges

  Features

• Computer controlled alignment and adjustment
• High throughput enabling fast acquisition
• 80dB contrast and high pump suppression
• High resolution and high precision
• Easy to Use
• Large spectral range covered in a single shot
• Simple integration - compact size
• An affordable device that is ready to use out of the box

Software

Our new SpectraLoK software is designed to be a reliable, feature packed interface for setting up your LightMachinery spectrometer, viewing spectra and organizing your data.  You can download and try it (it is a .exe file so your anti-virus software might require some reassurance). Click here to download the SpectraLoK Software , this includes  a short cut to the experimental virtual camera to allow the partial use of the software without a spectrometer.