mini-spectrometers high sensitivity type (integrated with back- thinned type ccd image sensor) c9404ca c9404cah tg series www.hamamatsu.com 1 integrated with back-thinned type ccd image sensor: sensitivity is about two orders of magnitude higher than cmos types. high resolution 1 nm (c9404cah) easy to install into equipment wavelength conversion factor * 1 is recorded in internal memory supprts external trigger input * 2 high throughput due to transmission grating made of quartz low-light-level measurement such as uorescence measurement evaluation of light source characteristics such as uv light source tg series mini-spectrometers are polychromators integrated with optical elements, an image sens or and a driver circuit. light to be measured is guided into the entrance port of tm series through an optical ber and the spectrum measured with the built-in image sensor is output from the usb port to a pc for data acquisition. the c9404ca and c9404cah are high sensitiv- ity mini-spectrometers employing a back-thinned type ccd imag e sensor. their sensitivity is about two orders of magnitude higher than cmos types making them even more ideal for low-light-level measurement. the c9404cah is high resolution type (resolution: 1 nm typ.). their products co me supplied with evaluation software th at allows setting measurement conditions, acquiring and saving data, and displaying graphs. original measurement software can be designed on an end-user?s side as dll?s function speci cation is disclosed. * 1: a conversion factor for converting the image sensor pixel number into a wavelength is recorded in the module. a calculation factor for converting the a/d converted count into the input light intensity is not provided. * 2: coaxial cable for external trigger input is sold separately. refer to the ?mini-spectrometers selection guide? for details on external triggers. optical characteristics parameter tg-uv-ccd unit c9404ca c9404cah spectral response range 200 to 400 nm spectral resolution (fwhm) * 3 3 max. 1 typ. nm wavelength reproducibility * 4 -0.1 to +0.1 nm wavelength temperature dependence -0.02 to +0.02 nm/c spectral stray light * 3 * 5 -35 max. db * 3: depends on the slit opening. values were measured with the slit listed in the table ? structure?. *4: measured under constant light input conditions * 5: when monochromatic light of 300 nm is input, spectral stray light is defined as the ratio of the count measured at the input wavelength, to the count measured in a region of the input wavelength 20 nm. electrical characteristics parameter speci cation unit a/d conversion 16 bit integration time 10 to 10000 ms interface usb 1.1 - usb bus power current consumption 100 max. ma external power supply 5 v features applications
tg series mini-spectrometers c9404ca, c9404cah 2 structure absolute maximum ratings parameter c9404ca c9404cah unit dimensions (w d h) 125.7 115.7 75 mm weight 670 g image sensor back-thinned type ccd image sensor (s10420-1006-01) - number of pixels 1024 pixels slit * 6 (h v) 140 500 10 1000 m na* 7 0.11 - connector for optical ber sma905d - * 6: entrance slit aperture size *7: numeric aperture (solid angle) parameter c9404ca c9404cah unit operating temperature * 8 +5 to +40 c storage temperature * 8 -20 to +70 c * 8: no dew condensation when there is a temperature difference between a product and the surrounding area in high humidity environment, dew condensatio n may occur on the product surface. dew condensation on the product may cause deterioration in characteristics and reliability. note: exceeding the absolute maximum ratings even momentarily may cause a drop in product quality. always be sure to use the product within the absolute maximum ratings. spectral resolution vs. wavelength wavelength (nm) spectral resolution (nm) c9404ca (slit width 140 m, na 0.11) c9404cah (slit width 10 m, na 0.11) 200 300 400 (typ. ta=25 c) 5 4 3 2 1 0 linearity ( typical example ) 10 100 1000 10000 a/d output difference between ideal value and typical example (%) 100000 -10 -6 -8 10000 1000 integration time (ms) 100 10 -2 -4 0 4 2 6 8 10 typical example of a/d output ideal value of a/d output difference between ideal value and typical example kaccb0236eb kaccb0160ec a/d output is the output with dark output is subtracted when light is input. the difference between the ideal value and typical example contains a measurement error. the smaller the a/d output, the larger the measurement error.
tg series mini-spectrometers c9404ca, c9404cah 3 dark output vs. ambient temperature ( typical example ) 0 50 40 30 20 10 20000 10000 0 50000 60000 30000 40000 70000 ambient temperature (c) a/d output (averaged over all pixels) (integration time 1 s) kaccb0238eb tm series mini-spectrometers use a transmission holographic grating made of quartz and precision optical components arranged on a rugged optical base, making it possible to deliver high throughput and highly accurate optical characteristics. optical component layout input slit focus lens image sensor collimating lens transmission grating kaccc0256ea a/d output is the sum of the sensor and circuit offset outputs and the sensor dark output.
tg series mini-spectrometers c9404ca, c9404cah 4 light to be measured is guided into the entrance port of tm series through an optical ber and the spectrum measured with the built-in image sensor is output through the usb port to a pc for data acquisition. there are no moving parts inside the unit so stable m easure- ments are obtained at all times. an optical ber that guides light input from external sources allows a exible measurement setup. connection example (transmission light measurement) usb cable ac adapter pc mini- spectrometer quartz cell (for holding liquid sample) fiber uv-vis fiber light source (deuterium lamp and halogen lamp) l10290 kaccc0355ea wavelength (nm) a/d counts 10 100 1000 10000 200 250 300 350 400 100000 c9404ca c9404cah kaccb0166ea measurement example line spectra from low-pressure mercuy lamp
tg series mini-spectrometers c9404ca, c9404cah 5 installing the evaluation software package (spec evaluation.exe) * 9 into your pc allows running the following basic tasks: measurement data acquisition and save measurement condition setup module information acquisition (wavelength conversion factor, polychromator type, etc.) graphic display arithmetic operation pixel number to wavelength conversion comparison calculation with reference data (transmittance, re ectance) dark subtraction gaussian approximation (peak position and count, fwhm) note: two or more mini-spectrometers can be connected and used with one pc simultaneously. the external trigger input function does not work with the evaluation software. if using an external trigger input or designing original application software, the user software must be con gured to support that function. *9: compatible os: microsoft ? windows ? 7 professional sp1 (32-bit, 64-bit) microsoft ? windows ? 8 professional (32-bit, 64-bit) dll for controlling hardware is also provided. you can develop your own measurement programs by using a following software development environment. microsoft ? visual studio ? 2008 (sp1) visual c++ ? microsoft ? visual studio ? 2008 (sp1) visual basic ? note: microsoft, windows, visual studio, visual c++ and visual basic are either registerd trademarks or trademarks of microsoft corpo - ration in the united states and other countries. evaluation software package (supplied with unit)
tg series mini-spectrometers c9404ca, c9404cah 6 dimensional outline (unit: mm) 125.7 35 115.7 75.0 20 0.2 20 45 0.2 (2 ) m3 tap depth 5 (from backside) tolerance unless otherwise noted: 0.5 weight: 670 g kacca0202ec type no. product name applicable mini-spectrometer core diameter ( m) speci cation a9762-01 fiber for uv/visible range (resistance to uv) c9404ca (tg-uv-ccd) c9404cah (tg-uv-ccd) 600 na=0.22, length 1.5 m, connectorized sma905d at both ends accessories usb cable dedicated software (evaluation software, sample software, dll) ac adapter (for power supply) options (sold separately) coaxial cable for external trigger input a10670 dimensional outline (unit: mm) optical ber for light input 26.0 31.7 ?6.4 ?14.5 cable length: 1.5 m cable specification: 1.5qev lemo connector ffa.00.250 (made by lemo) bnc connector bnc-p-1.5 (40) (made by hirose or equivalent) kacca0220eb
tg series mini-spectrometers c9404ca, c9404cah 7 mini-spectrometer lineup c9405cb type no. type spectral resolution max. (nm) spectral resolution max. (nm) spectral response range (nm) c10082ca c10082cah c10082md c10083ca c10083cah c10083md c9404ca c9404cah c11482ga c9913gc c9914gb mini-spectrometer tm series mini-spectrometer tg series mini-spectrometer tg series mini-spectrometer ft series 6 6 8 (=320 to 900 nm) (=320 to 900 nm) 8 3 7 7 8 20 3.5 8 8 9 1* 1* 1* type no. type c11009ma c11010ma for installation into mobile measuring equipment 9 * typ. c11007ma c13053ma c11008ma mini-spectrometer rc series mini-spectrometer rc series c11118ga 200 to 800 320 to 1000 200 to 400 500 to 1100 500 to 1100 900 to 1700 900 to 2550 1100 to 2200 340 to 780 0.4* c13054ma 640 to 1050 340 to 780 640 to 1050 for installation into mobile measuring equipment (ultra-compact) mini-spectrometer ms series micro- spectrometer c11697mb (=550 to 900 nm) 5 c11713ca c11714cb 500 to 600 790 to 920 790 to 920 0.3* 0.3* rc-vis-mos spectrometer head spectrometer head spectrometer head spectrometer head rc-swnir-mos 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 spectral response range (nm) 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 tm-uv/vis-ccd tm-vis/nir-ccd tm-vis/nir-ccd tm-vis/nir-mos tg-uv-ccd tm-uv/vis-ccd tm-uv/vis-mos high sensitivity wide dynamic range high resolution high sensitivity tg-cooled nir- i tg2-nir high sensitivity wide dynamic range high resolution tg-uv-ccd high resolution tg-cooled nir- ii non-cooled type ft-swir-mos- ii compact, thin case low noise (cooled type) low noise (cooled type) rc-vis-mos spectrometer module rc-swnir-mos spectrometer module tg-cooled nir- iii low noise (cooled type) ft2-raman compact, thin case tg-swnir-ccd- ii ir-enhanced tm-vis/nir-mos- ii trigger-compatible tg-raman- i high resolution tg-raman- ii high resolution 8 image sensor image sensor back-thinned ccd image sensor cmos linear image sensor cmos linear image sensor cmos linear image sensor back-thinned ccd image sensor back-thinned ccd image sensor ingaas linear image sensor high-sensitivity cmos linear image sensor cmos linear image sensor ir-enhanced back-thinned ccd image sensor ir-enhanced back-thinned ccd image sensor back-thinned ccd image sensor ir-enhanced cmos linear image sensor ir-enhanced cmos linear image sensor high-sensitivity cmos linear image sensor cmos linear image sensor cmos linear image sensor high-sensitivity cmos linear image sensor type no. type 640 to 1050 c11708ma spectrometer head ms-swnir-mos 20 15 15 spectral response range (nm) 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 spectral resolution max. (nm) image sensor c12666ma c12880ma 340 to 780 340 to 850
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