Request InfoAvantes Inc.The AvaSpec 2048 x 14 fiber optic spectrometer is a back thinned CCD spectrometer with high quantum efficiency and high ultraviolet (UV) sensitivity. The optical design is based on the AvaBench-75 symmetrical Czerny-Turner design with a 2048 x 14 pixels high UV-sensitive CCD image sensor. The sensor is used as a linear array of 2048 pixels binning the vertical 14 pixels optimizing efficiency. The spectrometer includes fiber optic entrance (standard SMA, others possible). A choice of 15 different diffraction gratings with different dispersion and blaze angles enable applications in the...See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPromoted Content February 2020 IssueNew: The AvaSpec-Mini-NIR SpectrometerThe latest addition to our compact line: the AvaSpec-Mini-NIR! 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The tiny pixels, developed...Photonics Spectra October 2020 IssueSilicon CCD Camera Peers into Mid-InfraredResearchers at the University of California, Irvine used the nonlinear optical properties of the silicon (Si) chip in a Si-based camera to enable a mid-infrared (MIR)-specific response in the camera....PHOTONICS HANDBOOK ARTICLESPhotonics HandbookDigital Cameras: Smaller Pixels for Higher Resolution: Reducing pixel size can increase a digital camera's performance. However, there are tradeoffs that need to be considered when going that route.In the search for ever-higher pixel counts for the digital still camera, it is clear that, if chip size remains constant, then “more pixels” means “smaller pixels.” The...Photonics HandbookDetectors: The Charge Injection Alternative: Charge-injection device (CID) technology provides a means to convert optical signals from 185 nm to 1100 nm to electronic charges that can be read out as a video signal or processed via computer. 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This article looks at real-life systems, the arrangement of the instrumentation and examples in process control and monitoring.Hyperspectral imaging spectroscopy has developed dramatically from a large, complex, remote-sensing satellite- or aircraft-based system into a rugged, compact, economically priced imaging and...Photonics HandbookAspheric Lenses: Design Considerations: This first of two articles will cover design and manufacturing options for aspheres; the second will include more detail on manufacturing and testing processes. These articles will provide the tools optics designers need to tailor their designs to the appropriate manufacturing process and to optimize the cost of component fabrication.Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. 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