When it comes to spectroscopy applications, a reliable source of illumination or excitation energy is crucial. Avantes provides a diverse range of light sources specifically tailored to work seamlessly with the AvaSpec modular platform, ensuring they deliver the perfect wavelengths to meet your application requirements. Our selection includes continuous wave tungsten-halogen, deuterium halogen, pulsed Xenon, LEDs, and calibration lamps, offering a comprehensive solution for your spectroscopy needs.
This source is ideal for fluorescence applications. It has a limited wavelength range at 285 nm, and complete absence of light in the fluorescence range makes the signal easier to detect. Compact, high-powered design for demanding applications.
Wavelength Range: 285 nm
Features/Applications:
Compact design
Optimized for fluorescence applications
Several excitation wavelengths
High-power levels
Different peak wavelengths available
The AvaLight-DHc has both a deuterium light source and a halogen light source, providing you with light between 200 and 2500 nm suitable for nearly all absorbance chemistry applications.
Wavelength Range: 200-2500 nm
Features/Applications:
UV/VIS Absorbance
Specular Reflectance
Thin Film
Transmission
The AvaLight-HAL-S-Mini is a compact, stabilized halogen light source, with adjustable focusing of the fiber connection, maximizing output power at the desired wavelength. It also has adjustable output power to provide extra power or longer bulb life.
Wavelength Range: 360-2500 nm
Features/Applications:
Diffuse Reflection
Transmission-VIS/NIR
Thin Film
Color Measurements
Fluorescence
The AvaLight-DH-S is Avantes’ most powerful deuterium halogen source. Like the DHc it is also a combined deuterium and halogen light source, capable of transmitting light in the UV/VIS/NIR-range, but has 35 times more halogen output and up to 300 times more deuterium power.
Wavelength Range: 175-2500 nm
Features/Applications:
Thin Film
Broadband UV/VIS Absorbance
Transmission
The AvaLight-DH-S is a powerful deuterium halogen source in which the very dominant alpha peak at 656 nm is reduced by a dichroic filter.
Wavelength Range: 215-2500 nm
Features/Applications:
Thin Film
Broadband UV/VIS Absorbance
Transmission
The AvaLight-XE-HP is a pulsed Xenon light source in a compact housing and is ideal for OEM integration.
Wavelength Range: 200-1000 nm
Features/Applications:
Fluorescence
Diffuse Reflection
Process Control
The AvaLight-XE is a pulsed xenon light source perfect for ultraviolet applications like fluorescence.
Wavelength Range: 200-1000 nm
Features/Applications:
Diffuse Reflection
UV/VIS Absorbance
Process Control
The AvaLight-HAL-CAL-Mini is a compact, affordable, NIST-traceable calibrated light source to measure absolute spectral intensity.
Wavelength Range: 350-1095 nm
Features/Applications:
Radiometry
Intensity Calibrations
The AvaLight-CAL series are spectral calibration lamps. They are available in Mercury-Argon (253.6-922.5 nm), Neon (337-1084.5 nm), Argon (696.5-1704 nm) Zinc (202.5-636.2 nm) and Cadmium (214.4-643.8 nm) versions.
Wavelength Range: Depends on configuration
Features/Applications:
Wavelength Calibration
The Avalight-LED is a compact, low-cost light source meant for fluorescence applications. It produces continuous or pulsed spectral output at different wavelengths.
Wavelength Range: Depends on configuration
Features/Applications:
Fluorescence Excitation
Narrow-band Absorption
The AvaSphere-50-LS-HAL-12V is a combination of an integrating sphere and a halogen light source. The sphere provides diffused halogen light on your sample without the losses associated with fiber-optic coupling.
Wavelength Rage: 360-2500nm
Features/Applications:
Diffuse Reflection
Color Measurements
NIR Grain Analysis
Our newest light sources were created to work specifically with fluorescence applications. They are high powered, compact, low cost and meant for more demanding applications.
Wavelength Depends on Configuration
Featured Application:
Fluorescence Measurement