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Avantes CompactLine Spectrometers

Miniature Spectrometers with Endless Possibilities for OEM and other Applications

The AvaSpec CompactLine includes a series of ultra-compact spectrometers, whose size allows integration in field instruments and handheld devices.

Amongst the smallest spectrometers currently available on the market, the Avantes mini spectrometers are especially suitable for OEM users that wish to integrate a spectrometer into their own device. As big as a deck of cards, the AvaSpec Mini can be customised for adequate volumes or is available in a preconfigured broadband version for non-OEM customers.

With the highest reproducibility from spectrometer to spectrometer and with excellent thermal stability, the AvaSpec CompacLine includes solutions in the visible and NIR and provides different values of spectral resolution.

In cases where size matters, the AvaSpec CompactLine family offers spectrometers with the smallest form factor. This enables easier integration of our spectrometers into machines or handheld devices. The AvaSpec CompactLine is based on the 2048CL, 4096CL models of the StarLine. Squeezing the size down hardly compromises the performance of the instruments, but limits the customer a bit in the configurations possible. Customisation is possible when adequate volumes are needed. Therefore the CompactLine is especially well suited for OEM users wanting to integrate a spectrometer into their instrument.

The latest addition to our CompactLine is the AvaSpec-Mini-NIR. With this instrument it is now possible to measure up to 1750 nm in the same small form factor!

Benefits:

  • Size of a deck of cards
  • Easy to integrate
  • Suited for harsh environments
  • USB powered
  • Temperature and wavelength stability
  • 2048 or 4096 pixel detector
  • High unit-to-unit reproducibility
  • Well suited for various applications

 

Preconfigured AvaSpec-Mini spectrometers

A set of preconfigured spectrometers is available for OEM customers who are looking to integrate our AvaSpec-Mini but do not have determined the ideal configuration yet. This next generation of our AvaSpec-Mini spectrometers with CMOS detectors and advanced electronics and communications is only the size of a deck of cards, with excellent temperature and wavelength stability. This instrument is easy to take anywhere you like and is well suited for handheld applications.

Technical data

AvaSpec-Mini2048CL

AvaSpec-Mini4096CL

AvaSpec-Mini-NIR

Optical bench

Symmetrical Czerny-Turner, 75 mm focal length

Symmetrical Czerny-Turner,75 mm focal length

Symmetrical Czerny-Turner, 75 mm focal length

Wavelength range

200-1100 nm

200-1100 nm

900-1700 nm

Stray light

0.2-1%

0.2-1%

1%

Sensitivity HS in counts/µW per ms

n/a

n/a

665,000 (integral 1000-1750 nm)

Dynamic range HS

n/a

n/a

4750:1

Integration time HS

n/a

n/a

10 µs-300 ms

Signal/noise HS

n/a

n/a

1900:1

Dark noise HS

n/a

n/a

14 counts

Sensitivity LN in counts/µW per ms

n/a

n/a

38,000 (integral 1000-1750 nm)

Dynamic range LN

n/a

n/a

7500:1

Integration time LN

n/a

n/a

10 µs-5 sec

Signal/noise LN

n/a

n/a

5000:1

Dark noise LN

n/a

n/a

9 counts

Dark noise

16 counts

16 counts

n/a

Dynamic range

3300

3300

n/a

Sensitivity in counts/µW per ms integration time

337,500

261,000

n/a

Detector

HAM S11639, CMOS linear array, 2048 pixels (14 x 200 µm)

HAM S13496, CMOS linear array, 4096 pixels (7 x 200 µm)

InGaAs array, 256 pixels

Signal/noise

330:1

300:1

n/a

AD converter

16 bit, MHz

16 bit, 6 MHz

16-bit, 500kHz

Integration time

30 µs-40 sec

30 µs-50 sec

n/a

Interface

USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), pigtailed (40 cm) USB-A

USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), pigtailed (40 cm) USB-A

USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), pigtailed (40 cm) USB-A

Sample speed with on-board averaging

3.0 ms/scan

6.5 ms/scan

0.53 ms/scan

Data transfer speed

4.6 ms/scan

8.9 ms/scan

1.2 ms/scan

I/O

5 bidirectional programmable I/O; 1 analog out; 1 analog in, 1 x 5 V

5 bidirectional programmable I/O; 1 analog out; 1 analog in, 1 x 5 V

5 bidirectional programmable I/O; 1 analog out, 1 analog in, 1 x 5 V

Power supply

Default USB power, 500 mA

Default USB power, 500 mA

Default USB power, 500 mA

Dimensions, weight

95 x 68 x 20 mm, 175 g

95 x 68 x 20 mm, 175 g

95 x 68 x 20 mm, 185 g

Operating temperature range

0-55°C

0-55°C

0-55°C

Some of the applications the AvaSpec Mini is used for:

 

Lighting Industry

  • Dashboard lights
  • Headlight quality 
  • Facial recognition on smartphones
  • LED & OLED characterisation
  • Lighting colour identification

Environmental

  • Solar Panel Quality monitoring
  • Vehicle emission control
  • Water contamination research
  • Air pollution monitoring
  • Recycling

Agriculture

  • Leaf characterisation for leaf determination
  • Smart farming
  • Fruit sorting
  • Grain and soil analysis & characterisation

Medical Industry

  • Clinical and research process
  • Exhaled breath analysis
  • Blood analysis
  • Diagnostics for endoscopy
  • Dermal reflection

Chemical Industry

  • Molecular fingerprinting
  • Behaviour of chemical compounds
  • Mineral identification
  • Drug detection
  • Spectroelectrochemistry

Semiconductor

  • Microchip quality
  • Endpoint detection
  • Thin film measurement monitoring
  • Plasma diagnostics monitoring

Solar Energy

  • In-line monitoring
  • Thin film characterisation
  • Real-time plasma emission monitoring
  • Spectral data acquisition

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