Custom Spectrometers

The are so many options and ways to build these devices, they are a beautiful puzzle

Sometimes you need something special

Michelsons, VIPAs, etalons, gratings, polarizing, non-polarizing, field widened, single mode, cemented, optically contacted (epoxy free bonded), hexagonal, square, small (1mm), large (45mm), UV, visible, IR. Material selection, camera selection, software, coating design, modeling of phase & polarization, mechanical design, process development, quality planning, glass shaping and polishing, optical contacting, cementing and finally testing, testing and testing. We have made a lot variants but the possibilities and unique requirements are endless, of course that's what makes it so interesting and challenging to work on these projects.

If you have a need for a custom spectrometer do not hesitate to contact us to discuss the various parameters and trade-offs. Free advice is our specialty.

A SMALL SELECTION OF OUR WORK WITH MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS

Beam splitter cube for a Michelson interferometer with polarizer attached

A dual wavelength Spatial Hetrodyne Spectrometer built for Scientific Solutions Inc under and SBIR contract for the Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center Topographic Engineering Center

Up close and personal with the DASH interferometer

Fully automated testing ensures that all of the complex specifications of a Michelson Interferometer are met.

A schematic diagram of the SHOW (Spatial Heterodyne Observations of Water) interferometer. The Yellow wedges are Zinc Sulfide (Cleartran) and the blue rectangles represent gratings. The beam path is shown in red.

The actual instrument fully assembled and tested. The Zinc Sulfide prisms "field widen" the instrument by compensating for the angle of the grating.

SHIELDS interferometer

SHOW (Spatial Heterodyne Observations of Water) interferometer.

A schematic diagram of a hexagonal Michelson with a piezo tuned scanning arm.

Hexagonal Michelson with the piezo tuned scanning arm wrapped in brown kapton tape to prevent dust from entering the air spaced arm.

SWIFT with the grating mounted on the left side of the instrument.

Completed SWIFT interferometer assembly bonded inside an aluminum frame enclosure

This is a field widened monolithic 35mm Michelson interferometer with the Calcium Fluoride ring spacer and multiple waveplates. Beautiful from any angle...

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