The Spero developed by Daylight Solutions is a purpose-built fully integrated high spatial resolution high throughput Mid Infrared rapid imaging microscopy system. Spero incorporates Quantum Cascade Laser technologies and provides full frame, real-time imaging capabilities previously unavailable with benchtop instrumentation.
Key Features
Some of the key features of Spero include::
- Real-time chemical imaging
- Rapid acquisition of full-spectrum hyperspectral datacubes
- High-brightness, broadly tunable laser source
- Synchrotron class spatial resolution and sensitivity
- Specifically designed for mid-infrared spectral imaging analysis of materials research and biomedical samples
- Reflection and transmission modes of operation
- Fully automated stage
- Visible and infrared high N.A objectives
- Instrument control and data display via Ethernet to PC
- Turn-key small footprint integrated mid Infrared chemical imaging incorporating room temperature focal plane array
Specifications
The specifications of Spero are given in the table below:
| SPECIFICATION |
MODE of OPERATION |
| Parameter |
Sym |
Units |
Hi-Mag |
Lo-Mag |
Visible |
| Camera Array Size |
-- |
-- |
480 x 480 |
480 x 480 |
3k x 2k |
| Image Pixel Size |
-- |
µm |
1.4 µm |
4.3 µm |
0.9 µm |
| Diffraction-Limited Spatial Resolution |
Δx |
µm |
< 5 µm @ v = 1800 cm-1 |
< 25 µm @ v = 1800 cm-1 |
< 3 µm @ λ = 0.55 µm |
| Numerical Aperture |
NA |
-- |
0.70 |
0.15 |
0.13 |
| Wavelength Coverage |
Δλ |
µm (cm-1) |
5.5 µm – 11.1 µm (900 cm-1 - 1800 cm-1) |
0.45 µm - 0.65 µm |
| Spectral Resolution |
Δν |
cm-1 |
4 cm-1 |
N/A |
| Magnification |
M |
- |
12.5X |
4X |
4X |
| Working Distance |
WD |
mm |
> 5 mm |
> 25 mm |
> 15 mm |
| Field of View |
FOV |
mm |
650 um |
2000 um |
650 um |
| Frame Rate |
-- |
fps |
30 fps |
30 fps |