Request InfoOcean Optics - Part of Ocean InsightThe Ocean FX Spectrometer from Ocean Optics Inc. provides high acquisition speed, Ethernet operation, sensitivity and spectral buffering. The Ocean FX spectrometer is ideal for high-speed sorting and grading in production environments, measurement of transient events and reaction kinetics monitoring for drug development and similar applications. A high-sensitivity CMOS detector anchors Ocean FX with high response in the UV range. It is available with interchangeable slits and captures up to 3000 spectral scans/s, depending on the performance of the connected operating system. Its...See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSBioPhotonics Jul/Aug 2023 IssueSpectrometersThe Ocean SR series of spectrometers from Ocean Optics offers rapid spectral acquisition speed and high signal-to-noise ratio performance. 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