1992年美國(guó)科學(xué)家Mike Morris博士發(fā)明了世界上第一臺(tái)微型光纖光譜儀S1000型,它將光譜儀的大小縮小了幾十倍,價(jià)格降低了十幾倍。從此,光譜儀走出了實(shí)驗(yàn)室,便攜或手持設(shè)備出現(xiàn)在需要檢測(cè)的任何現(xiàn)場(chǎng),工業(yè)在線監(jiān)控。模塊化的微型光譜儀同時(shí)帶動(dòng)光源和適合各種應(yīng)用的采樣部件的快速發(fā)展,可以像樂(lè)高積木一樣靈活搭建成各種基于光譜測(cè)量的應(yīng)用系統(tǒng)。
1992 American scientist Mike Morris invented the world's first micro fiber spectrometer S1000, it will reduce the size of the spectrometer dozens of times, the price has been reduced by more than ten times. Since then, the spectrometer out of the laboratory, portable or handheld devices appear in any field that needs to be detected, industrial online monitoring. The modular micro spectrometer simultaneously drives the light source and is suitable for each kind of application the sampling component rapid development, may be constructed the various spectrum measurement application system as the Lego building blocks.

圖1 世界上第一臺(tái)微型光纖光譜儀發(fā)明人,海洋光學(xué)公司的奠基人Mike Morris博士
Figure 1 the world's first micro fiber spectrometer inventor, Dr. Mike Morris, founder of Ocean Optics Company

圖2 世界上第一臺(tái)微型光纖光譜儀S1000
Figure 2 the world's first micro fiber spectrometer S1000
海洋光學(xué)不僅發(fā)明了世界上第一臺(tái)微型光譜儀,而且為了響應(yīng)市場(chǎng)不斷提出的各種需求,依靠技術(shù)創(chuàng)新,始終引領(lǐng)市場(chǎng),推出一個(gè)又一個(gè)具有里程碑意義的產(chǎn)品。
Ocean optics not only invented the world's first micro spectrometer, and to put forward market demand response, rely on technological innovation, always lead the market, launched a product has milepost significance.
2000年推出USB2000系列產(chǎn)品,由于其“即插即用”的便利性和優(yōu)異的性價(jià)比,成為迄今為止微型光譜儀歷史上銷售最多的一款產(chǎn)品。
2000 launch of the USB2000 series of products, due to its plug and play convenience and excellent price performance, so far the history of the largest sales of micro spectrometer a product.

微型光譜儀的分辨率還能更高一些嗎?
Can the resolution of the micro spectrometer be higher?
2006年出現(xiàn)第一款高分辨率微型光譜儀HR2000,采用最新光學(xué)系統(tǒng)設(shè)計(jì),使得最高分辨率達(dá)到0.02nm。
2006 the first high-resolution micro spectrometer HR2000, using the latest optical system design, making the maximum resolution of 0.02nm.


圖3 登陸火星的“探索者“上最重要的分析儀器LIBS系統(tǒng),就使用了海洋光學(xué)高分辨率的微型光譜儀。
Analysis instrument LIBS system the most important "Explorer" figure 3 landing on Mars, using ocean optics high resolution micro spectrometer.
微型光譜儀的信噪比還能更高一些嗎?
Can the signal to noise ratio of the micro spectrometer be higher?
2007年出現(xiàn)第一款高信噪比的微型光譜儀——QE科研級(jí)光譜儀。QE采用背面減薄和背照射CCD使吸收光子轉(zhuǎn)化為光電子的量子效率提高達(dá)92%,采用最新的讀出技術(shù),增強(qiáng)信號(hào)。采用對(duì)探測(cè)器制冷降低噪聲。信噪比達(dá)到1000:1。
In 2007, the first micro spectrometer with high signal-to-noise ratio (QE) was developed. QE uses backside thinning and back illuminated CCD to improve the quantum efficiency of the conversion of absorbed photons into photoelectrons by up to 92%, using the latest readout technique to enhance the signal. Using detectors to reduce noise. Signal to noise ratio reached 1000:1.

圖4 2010年美國(guó)宇航局月球探測(cè)器上的核心儀器就采用了基于QE研發(fā)的微型光譜儀
Figure 42010 NASA's lunar probe core instruments on the use of QE based on the development of micro spectrometer
微型光譜儀可以工作在更深紫外波段嗎?
Can a micro spectrometer work in a deeper UV band?
2008年出現(xiàn)第一款高性能紫外/可見(jiàn)波段的微型光譜儀——MAYA,將微型光譜儀的工作波段在短波方向推進(jìn)到190nm,在充氮?dú)鈼l件下甚至可以工作在150nm的深紫外波段。
In 2008 the first high performance ultraviolet / visible spectrometer MAYA, working wavelength of the micro spectrometer in the short wave direction to 190nm, can even work in the deep ultraviolet band 150nm in nitrogen conditions.

微型光譜儀可以工作在近紅外波段嗎?
Can the micro spectrometer work in the near infrared band?
-2009年出現(xiàn)第一款工作在近紅外波段的微型光譜儀,采用基于邁克爾遜干涉儀的傅里葉變換技術(shù)。
In -2009, the first micro spectrometer operating in the near infrared band, using Fu Liye transform based on the Michelson interferometer.
-2010年出現(xiàn)第一款近紅外波段的微型光譜儀,采用光柵分光,InGaAs線陣探測(cè)器,將微型光譜儀的工作波段在長(zhǎng)波方向推進(jìn)到2500nm。
In -2010, the first near-infrared spectrometer was used, and the wavelength of the micro spectrometer was extended to 2500nm in the long wave direction by using grating and InGaAs linear array detector.


圖5 近紅外微型光譜儀用于大豆榨油廠生產(chǎn)線檢測(cè)大豆的組分
Figure 5 near infrared spectrometer for detection of soybean soybean oil factory production line components
對(duì)于測(cè)量熒光,拉曼等微弱信號(hào)的用戶希望提高微型光譜儀的響應(yīng)率
For the measurement of fluorescence, Raman and other weak signal users want to improve the response rate of micro spectrometer
2013年出現(xiàn)高響應(yīng)率的光譜儀——Ventana,它采用了衍射效率高達(dá)90%的全息透射體光柵,大大提高了儀器的靈敏度。
In 2013, a high responsivity spectrometer, Ventana, was developed, which uses a holographic transmission grating with a diffraction efficiency of up to 90%, which greatly improves the sensitivity of the instrument.

為了滿足手持式光譜應(yīng)用的要求,微型光譜儀還能做得更小嗎?
In order to meet the requirements of handheld spectrum applications, micro spectrometer can be done even smaller?
-2011年出現(xiàn)第一款世界上最小的光譜儀STS,如此小的光譜儀,分辨率居然可以達(dá)到1.5nm! 把光譜儀“擠壓”到如此之小,大家不再會(huì)懷疑“微型光譜儀是新一代的光學(xué)傳感器”這個(gè)論斷吧。
The first paragraph of the world's smallest -2011 spectrometer spectrometer STS years, so small, even the resolution can reach 1.5nm! The spectrometer "squeeze" to so small, you will no longer be suspected of "micro spectrometer optical sensor is" a new generation of this assertion.

圖6當(dāng)時(shí)最小的光譜儀STS
Figure 6 the smallest spectrometer STS
- 2015年海洋光學(xué)推出了體積更小的光譜儀——Spark系列,不再采用光柵分光,而是采用線性可變?yōu)V光片技術(shù)。
- in 2015, ocean optics introduced a smaller spectrometer, the Spark series, which no longer uses a grating, but a linear variable filter technique.

圖7 采用線性可變?yōu)V光片技術(shù)的更小的光譜儀
Figure 7 a smaller spectrometer using a linear variable filter technique
2015年海洋光學(xué)又率先在業(yè)界使用機(jī)器人生產(chǎn)的Flame系列微型光譜儀,大大提高產(chǎn)品的一致性,從此微型光譜儀的生產(chǎn)進(jìn)入了自動(dòng)化生產(chǎn)時(shí)代!
In 2015, ocean optics took the lead in using the Flame series micro spectrometer produced by the robot in the industry, which greatly improved the consistency of the product!

光譜儀只是一個(gè)光譜采集的模塊,任何光譜應(yīng)用的解決方案,如果沒(méi)有配套的光源,采樣部件是無(wú)法工作的。20多年來(lái)業(yè)界在滿足成千上萬(wàn)個(gè)光譜應(yīng)用的過(guò)程中,發(fā)展了各種配套的微型光源模塊,數(shù)以千計(jì)的包括探頭,光纖,比色皿,采樣部件,操作軟件。一定不要低估它們?cè)谕卣刮⑿凸庾V儀應(yīng)用方面的作用。
The spectrometer is only a spectral acquisition module for any spectral application solution, if there is no matching light source, the sampling part is not working. Over the past 20 years, the industry has been able to meet the needs of tens of thousands of spectrum applications, the development of a variety of supporting micro light source modules, including thousands of probes, optical fiber, cuvette, sampling components, operating software. Do not underestimate their role in the development of micro spectrometer applications.




圖9 與微型光譜儀配套的各種光源,探頭,采樣模塊