We present a novel photometric test system for LED luminaires. The new photometric system called 'FluxGage' uses solar panels to detect and measure light. By placing a diffuser and a black pinhole array over a solar panels we achieve a detection surface that is also an absorber. This enables the system to be the same size as the DUT (Device Under Test), as opposed to an integrating sphere, which is at least 3 times larger than the DUT. Simulations and experimental results show that this system can measure total flux with an uncertainty of 4.3%.
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White paper
22 June 2017
White paper
08 June 2017
Cylinder lenses are crucial to the progression of technology for applications ranging from medical diagnostic devices to laser diode correction mechanisms.
White paper
08 June 2017
Fluorescence spectroscopy has been used to characterise natural organic matter (NOM) in water. Excitation-emission maps reveal the nature and concentration of NOM in river water and can be used as a routine analysis technique in water treatment facilities.
White paper
27 April 2017
The fluorescence excitation spectra of single organic molecules in a solid state crystal are measured at cryogenic temperatures. As a tunable laser light source, the optical parametric oscillator C-WAVE is employed. C-WAVE exhibits promising features as a laser light source for spectroscopy applications, like a broad tuning range from 450 to 650 nm, a narrow linewidth < 1 MHz, and mode-hopfree tuning over > 25 GHz. This report presents the experimental setup and measured spectra, and it discusses the applicability of C-WAVE for high-resolution spectroscopy.
White paper
10 April 2017
Red-edge fluorescence spectroscopy of proteins is a powerful tool to study protein structure and dynamics. The technique is demonstrated for studies of N-acetyl-L-tryptophanamide and porcine eye lens proteins.