B&W Tek allows users to build and customize a personal spectrometer system. The exceptional manufacturing capabilities of B&W Tek allow users to configure a standalone spectrometer system using its unique flexible OEM setup.
The OEM modular system caters to all unique demands and can be easily customized based on the applications as you Discover It Yourself. This user-friendly RAMAN BUILDING BLOCK 532 setup features a 532-nm laser, a spectrometer, a sampling probe and other optional accessories. Users can build a suitable breadboarding system depending on their requirements.
Features
- Building Blocks can be customized to suit laboratory requests
- High-quality and precise parts to suit all prototyping requisites
- Fiber-optic probe with external trigger
- Fiber optic sampling flexibility
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Software
Solutions that are appropriate for Raman applications are offered by B&W Tek’s BWSpec® software and Software Development Kit (SDK) packages.
BWSpec®
BWSpec®, a spectral data acquisition software, forms the base of all B&W Tek instruments. The software package includes tools that can undertake measurement and calculations at the ease of a button. Users can recover data in multiple formats, and acquisition parameters such as laser power and integration time can be optimized. Manual/auto baseline correction and automatic dark removal are also some of its exclusive features.
Software Development Kit (SDK)
B&W Tek’s customized interface enables users to control spectroscopic instruments through SDKs. Simple laser and spectrometer guidelines of calibration, data acquisition and module synchronization can be achieved. Although it is designed for 32- and 64-bit Windows operating systems, all USB-based spectrometers can utilize the SDK package.
If users are looking for complete system control, then an advanced package with chemometric model support from BWIQ software and data processing algorithms is offered. Some of the mathematic functions that enable the delivery of a comprehensive solution spectrometer system include peak finding, curve fitting, smoothing, and a prediction engine.
The 532-nm Raman Building Block has three breadboards in the laser excitation classification. Brilliant engineers have designed each building block with components of the highest quality. Each block ensures that users attain the most precise and efficient method to realize their objective.
Table – 1. Source: B&W Tek
| |
Entry Block |
Professional Block |
Research-Grade Block |
| Spectrometer Options |
Glacier® T
BTC162E-532S |
Exemplar® T
BTC665N-532S |
Exemplar® HT
BTC667N-532S |
| Excitation Wavelength |
532 nm |
532 nm |
532 nm |
| Raman Shift Coverage |
150 to 4000 cm-1 |
150 to 4200 cm-1 |
150 to 4200 cm-1 |
| Coverage Range |
532 nm to 680 nm |
532 nm to 687 nm |
532 nm to 687 nm |
| Resolution |
4.5 cm-1 @ 614 nm |
4.5 cm-1 @ 614 nm |
4.5 cm-1 @ 614 nm |
| Detector Type |
2048-element
Response-Enhanced Linear
silicon CCD Array |
2048-element
High Quantum Efficiency
Back-Thinned CCD Array |
2048-element
High Quantum Efficiency
Back-Thinned CCD Array |
| Thermoelectric Cooling |
14 °C |
-2 °C |
Deep cooled at -25 °C
(Δ 50 °C minimum) |
| Dimensions |
191 mm × 94 mm × 90 mm
(7.5 ” × 3.7 ” × 3.5 ”) |
200 mm × 180 mm × 120 mm
(7.8 ” × 7.1 ” × 4.0 ”) |
220 mm × 180 mm × 130 mm
( 8.7 ” × 7.1 ” × 5.1 ”) |
| Weight |
3.9 lbs. ( ~1.8 kg) |
5.4 lbs. ( ~2.5 kg) |
7.6 lbs. ( ~3.4 kg) |
Note: The start range of Raman shift is dependent on the selected probe.
For more spectrometer model customization options, datasheets, and price information please contact us
Laser Options
The 532-nm laser product is constructed according to the requirements of customers and sold as a module or a component to fit into other equipment. It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that the equipment complies with the US FDA21 CFR 1040 for laser standards before selling in the market.
Table – 2. Source: B&W Tek
| Probe Options |
Industrial-Grade |
Lab-Grade |
| Model Number |
BAC101-SS-532 |
BAC100B-532 |
| Excitation Wavelength |
532 nm |
532 nm |
| Laser Blocking |
OD6 Default |
OD6 Default |
| Shaft Material |
316 Stainless Steel |
304 Stainless Steel |
| Shaft Length |
203.2 mm (8”) |
76.2 mm (3”) |
| Shaft Diameter |
12.7 mm (0.5”) |
5.4 mm (0.21”) |
| Working Distance |
0.5 mm, 0.8 mm in Liquid |
5.4 mm |
| Maximum Operating Temperature |
200 °C |
80 °C; Non-immersive use |
For more probe or laser customization options, datasheets, and price information please contact us.