Ocean Optics - Inventor of the World's First Miniature Spectrometer
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Jaz Optical Bench Options

Jaz's spectrometer module is designed to give you options that allow you to configure the bench for your application. Our Applications Scientists can help you choose the optimum components, or you can follow this guide to choose an entrance aperture size, detector accessories, filters, a grating and more. Jaz features an asymmetrical crossed Czerny-Turner optical bench (which has no moving parts that can wear or break) and an innovative, replaceable aperture design.

1 SMA 905 Connector Light from a fiber enters the optical bench through the SMA 905 Connector. The SMA 905 bulkhead provides a precise locus for the end of the optical fiber, fixed slit, absorbance filter and fiber clad mode aperture.
2 Interchangeable Entrance Slit
(specify slit size)
Light passes through the installed slit, which acts as the entrance aperture. Slits come in various widths from 5 µm to 200 µm and can be replaced by qualified users. The slit is fixed in the SMA 905 bulkhead to sit against the end of a fiber.
3 Longpass Absorbing Filter
(optional)
If selected, an absorbance filter is installed between the slit and the clad mode aperture in the SMA 905 bulkhead. The filter is used to block second- and third-order effects or to balance color.
4 Collimating Mirror
(specify standard or SAG+)
The collimating mirror is matched to the 0.22 numerical aperture of our optical fiber. Light reflects from this mirror, as a collimated beam, toward the grating. You can opt to install a standard mirror or a UV absorbing SAG+ mirror.
5 Grating & Wavelength Range
(specify grating & starting wavelength)
We install the grating on a platform that we then rotate to select the starting wavelength you’ve specified. Then we permanently fix the grating in place to eliminate mechanical shifts or drift.
6 Focusing Mirror
(specify standard or SAG+)
This mirror focuses first-order spectra on the detector plane. Both the collimating and focusing mirrors are made in-house to guarantee the highest reflectance and the lowest stray light possible. You can opt to install a standard or SAG+ mirror.
7 L2 Detector Collection Lens This cylindrical lens, made in-house to ensure aberration-free performance, is fixed to the detector to focus the light from the tall slit onto the shorter detector elements. It increases light-collection efficiency.
8 Detector Jaz features the 2048-element Sony ILX511B linear CCD array detector. Each pixel responds to the wavelength of light that strikes it. Electronics bring the complete spectrum to the software.
9 OFLV Variable Longpass Order-sorting Filter
(optional)
Our proprietary filters precisely block second- and third-order light from reaching specific detector elements.
10 UV2 Detector Upgrades When selected, the detector’s standard BK7 window is replaced with a quartz window to enhance the performance of the spectrometer for applications <340 nm.

 

1 SMA 905 Connector

A precision SMA 905 Connector aligns to the spectrometer’s entrance slit and ensures concentricity of the fiber. For an upgrade fee that includes the cost of the custom connector and labor, we will replace the standard SMA 905 Connector with a different connector of your choice. We also offer connector adapters, such as an SMA-to-ST Adapter and an SMA-to-FC Adapter. Please call for details on custom connectors and adapters.

2 Replaceable Entrance Slit

Another Jaz optical bench option is the size of the entrance aperture. Entrance slits are rectangular apertures, 1-mm tall and various widths from 5 µm to 200 µm, with the width determining the amount of light entering the bench. Note that the smallest slit achieves the best optical resolution. (For more on how your slit choice affects optical resolution, click here.) Unlike the fixed slits in most spectrometers, the Jaz slit is designed to be easily interchangeable by a qualified user. This is a great convenience for anyone who needs to adjust the amount of signal entering the spectrometer. Contact an Applications Scientist for additional information about changing slits in the field. Also, you can opt against having a slit, in which case the diameter of the fiber connected to the spectrometer determines the size of the entrance aperture.

Slit Description Pixel Resolution Price
INTSMA-005 5-µm wide x 1-mm high ~3.0 pixels $174
INTSMA-010 10-µm wide x 1-mm high ~3.2 pixels $174
INTSMA-010S 10-µm wide x 50 µm high ~3.2 pixels $174
INTSMA-025 25-µm wide x 1-mm high ~4.2 pixels $174
INTSMA-050 50-µm wide x 1-mm high ~6.5 pixels $174
INTSMA-100 100-µm wide x 1-mm high ~12.0 pixels $174
INTSMA-200 200-µm wide x 1-mm high ~24.0 pixels $174
   
3 Longpass Absorbing Filter

We offer longpass absorbing or blocking filters; each filter has a transmission band and a blocking band to restrict radiation to a certain wavelength region for eliminating second- and third-order effects. These filters are installed permanently between the slit and the clad mode aperture in the bulkhead of the SMA 905 Connector.

Item Description Price
OF1-WG305 Longpass filter; transmits light >305 nm $81
OF1-GG375 Longpass filter; transmits light >375 nm $59
OF1-GG475 Longpass filter; transmits light >475 nm $59
OF1-OG515 Longpass filter; transmits light >515 nm $59
OF1-OG550 Longpass filter; transmits light >550 nm $59
OF1-OG590 Longpass filter: transmits light >590 nm $59
   
4 & 6 Collimating & Focusing Mirrors

You can replace standard aluminum-coated reflective mirrors with our proprietary, UV-absorbing SAG+ Mirrors, which increase reflectance in the VIS-NIR and, in turn, increase the sensitivity of the spectrometer. SAG+ Mirrors are often specified for fluorescence. These mirrors also absorb nearly all UV light, which reduces the effects of excitation scattering in fluorescence measurements. Unlike typical silver-coated mirrors, the SAG+ mirrors won't oxidize. They have excellent reflectivity -- more than 95% across the VIS-NIR. The price of the SAG+UPG is $290.

5 Choosing a Grating & Wavelength Range

You choose from among 14 gratings for each spectrometer channel. With each grating, you consider its groove density (which helps determine the resolution), its spectral range (which helps determine the wavelength range) and its blaze wavelength (which helps determine the most efficient range). Click here for your Grating & Wavelength Choices.

Predicted Ranges & Resolutions

See a series of graphs to demonstrate the predicted Range and Resolution of your Jaz system (Jas has a USB-series optical bench).

7 L2 Detector Collection Lens

At right is a detector with the L2 lens. This cylindrical lens, made in-house to ensure aberration-free performance, is fixed to the detector’s window to focus the light from the tall slit onto the shorter detector elements. It increases light-collection efficiency and reduces stray light. It also is useful in a configuration with a large-diameter fiber for low light-level applications. An L2 Detector Collection Lens is $174.

8 Detector: 2048-element Linear CCD Array

The Jaz uses the Sony ILX511B linear silicon CCD array detector. This detector has response from 200-1100 nm, with sensitivity of 75 photons/count at 400 nm and 41 photons/count at 600 nm.

9 Detector with OFLV Filter

Our OFLV Variable Longpass Order-sorting Filters are applied to the detector’s window to eliminate second- and third-order effects. We use patented coating technology to apply the filter onto the substrate. In fact, we are the only miniature spectrometer manufacturer to offer “clean” first-order spectra.

10 Detector with UV2 Detector Window Upgrade

When you specify a detector with the UV2 Detector Window Upgrade, we replace the detector’s standard BK7 window with a quartz window to enhance the spectrometer‘s performance from 200-340 nm. The UV2 is available with the DET2B-UV Detector.

Detector Description

Detector Price

DET2B-VIS 2000-series detector installed into a Jaz Spectrometer; best for  systems with wavelength ranges above 350 nm. $0

 

DET2B-UV 2000-seres detector with UV2 Detector Window Upgrade installed into a Jaz  Spectrometer; best for systems with wavelength ranges in the UV $174

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