3374 Gateway BoulevardFremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: (510) 490–9930
Fax: (510) 490–9330
URL: http://www.optoplex.com/
Email: sales@optoplex.com

Optoplex

TMCORPORATION

Portable Spectrometer
Optoplex’s Portable Spectrometer / portable near-infrared optical spectrum analyzer (NIR OSA) is aspectral engine for Process Analytical Technology (PAT) applications. The Portable Spectrometer acts as
a stand-alone spectral engine, imaging and measuring a wide range of vapors, liquids and solids throughtransmission and diffuse reflection in a rapid non-destructive process. Leveraging our proprietary thinfilm coated tunable filter, Optoplex’s portable OSA features the following characteristics: (1) compact;(2) light-weight; (3) low power consumption; and (4) wide wavelength coverage. These characteristics ofOptoplex’s portable spectrometer engines are suitable for a variety of handheld, portable or bench-top
OSA/spectrometer applications. Equipped with a state-of-the-art internal wavelength reference, the OSA
module is capable of precisely measuring the optical spectrum. Because it does not require an expensive
InGaAs detector array, the portable OSA is a cost-effective alternative to other grating-based
OSA/spectrometer engines. The OSA communicates with a PC or an instrument motherboard via an
RS232, USB or DPRAM interface. Optoplex’s portable OSA platform can be installed or co-packaged
into existing NIR OSA/spectrometers as a cost-efficient alternative to other scanning engines.

Applications
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Analytical instrumentation
Pharmaceutical manufacturing
Chemical & petrochemical manufacturing
Food, beverage & dairy processing
Environmental testing
Defense industry
Performance monitoring-10Key Features and Benefits• Excellent wavelength accuracy (with•••••••

built-in wavelength reference)High power sensitivity
Excellent power accuracy
Compact size, light weight
Fast scan speed
Software upgradeable
Low system cost solution
Single or multi-mode fiber interface

Power (dBm)

-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
1525

1530

1535

1540

1545

1550

Wavelength (nm)

1555

1560

1565

Portable Spectrometer Product Datasheet1
Parameter

UnitSpecification

Spectral Range2

nm1529 – 1562
1567 - 1602

Maximum Input PowermW

300

Input Power RangedBm−40 ~ 0Power Accuracy

dB± 0.5

Power Repeatability

dB± 0.1

PDLdB

< 0.3

Wavelength Resolution

nm

0.20 (Typical)
0.25 (Maximum)

Bandwidth @ -20 dB

nm

0.45

Wavelength Accuracynm± 0.05

Noise Floor

dBm

−60

Output-Power Spectrum

Response Time

ms200

Power Supply

V

5

Power Consumption

W<2

Operating Temperature°C

0 ~ 60Storage Temperature°C–40 ~ 85

Electronics Interface-Dimension (L×W×H)

mm

Note
C-bandL-BandTotal incident optical power
Per single spectrum
Short-term measurements
FWHM, applicable to C- or Lband spectrometer

Reference to 0.2 nm bandwidth
DC

USB/RS232/DPRAM Optoplex software provided
through UART
100×70×17.5

Notes:

1. Certain parameter specifications can be varied based on customer demands.
2. Spectral range can be custom specified.

Optoplex Corporation, located in Fremont, California, is an ISO9001:2000 certified supplier of cutting-edge
photonic components and modules for dynamic wavelength management and signal conditioning. The company
designs, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative fiber-optic products to communications networks, andprovides customized solutions to instrument, defense, spectroscopy and sensing industries. By combining itsproprietary optical design and packaging technology with its state-of-the-art optical coating expertise and facility,
Optoplex supplies DPSK demodulators, DQPSK demodulators, 90° optical hybrids, 2-port tunable optical filters,
3-port reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs), optical interleavers, flat-top comb filters, opticalperformance monitors (OPMs), and portable spectrometers.