Ocean Optics LIBS IDs Fake Antiques
DUNEDIN, Fla., Aug. 25, 2010 — To separate authentic ceramic antiques from fakes, nationally recognized antiques appraiser Guan Haisen has employed an Ocean Optics LIBS system, with QE65000 spectrometer, to help him identify artificially aged ceramics and artifacts.
Using an Ocean Optics LIBS system, antiques appraiser Guan Haisen examines an antique vase. (Photo: Ocean Optics).
Utilized in China’s Beijing Antique City, the LIBS system employs a laser to ‘burn’ away a very tiny area (invisible to...