The ARCoptix FT-IR spectrometer is an all-fibered alternative to our "Rocket" configurations. It features the same components as the FT-NIR or FT-MIR Rocket instruments, with the addition of an internally mounted optical source that enables to modulate light before coupling it to the output port of the device. This architecture is thus more robust to external perturbations such as background thermal emission, as such parasitic light would not go through the interferometer before reaching the detector. Our FTIR-FC is ideal for fibered applications such as reflection probes used for diffuse reflection measurements.
4-TE or Liquid-Nitrogen cooled MCT detectors available
The ARCoptix FTIR-FC can be equipped with both 4-stage thermo-electrically (TE) cooled or liquid-nitrogen cooled MCT detectors. The TE-cooled detectors in the FTIR-FC are the most sensitive TE-cooled detectors available on the market and offer a reliable and maintenance-free operation. For ultimate sensitivity levels, the FTIR-FC can also be equipped with a liquid-nitrogen cooled detector. In the NIR, the FTIR-FC can also feature an extended InGaAs detector.
Key Features
- Ideal for operation with fibered probes
- All-in-one solution: source, interferometer, detector and fiber-couplers
- Most compact fiber-coupled FT-IR on the market
- Available with TE-cooled or liquid-nitrogen cooled MCT detectors
Typical Applications
- Food, beverage & dairy
- Pulsed laser measurement
- Agriculture
- Gas detection
- Environmental monitoring
- Security and defense
- Cosmetics
- Textile
- Plastics
- Process control
- Solar cells characterization
- Chemical monitoring
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing
| Interferometer | Permanently aligned, double retro-reflector design |
| Resolution (cm^-1) (unapodized) | 8,4,2 |
| Wave Number Repeatability | <10ppm |
| Scan Frequency | >4 Hz @ 4 cm^-1 |
| AD Converter | 24 bits |
| Operating Temperature | 10-40°C |
| Free-Space Input | Aperture Ø: 12.7mm Acceptance full angle: 3.2° |
| Removable Fiber-Couplers | Connector: SMA 905 Fiber core Ø: up to 1mm NA = 0.25 (lensed coupler) or NA = 0.3 (reflector coupler) |
| Communication Interface | USB2.0 |
| Software Interface | Windows 7/10/11 API for controlling the instrument via our DLL |
| Product Dimensions | 180mm x 160mm x 80mm (excluding LN2 dewar) |
| Product Weight | 2200 g (excluding LN2 dewar) |
| Control Laser | Temperature-Stabilized Solid-state laser @ 850nm |
Model-Dependent Specification
| Product code | FTNIR-FC-025-2TE | FTMIR-FC-060-4TE | FTMIR-FC-120-4TE | FTMIR-FC-160-LN2 |
| Beam-Splitter Material | CaF2 | CaF2 | ZnSe | ZnSe |
| Spectral Range [cm^-1] | 11,000 - 4,000 | 5,000 - 1,660 | 5,000 - 830 | 5,000 - 650 |
| Spectral Range [μm] | 0.9-2.5 | 2.0-6.0 | 2.0-12.0 | 2.0-16.0 |
| Detector Type | InGaAs (2-TE cooled) | MCT (4-TE cooled) | MCT (4-TE cooled) | MCT (LN2 cooled) |
| D* [cm Hz^1/2 W^-1] | >2x10E11 | >1x10E11 | >4x10E9 | >5x10E10 |
| Signal-to-Noise (4cm^-1 resolution and 1 min san time) | >100,000:1 | >40,000:1 | >70,000:1 | >8,000:1 |
| Recommended fiber | Low-OH, multimode silica fiber | CIR or PIR depending of the application | PIR (polycrystalline) fiber | PIR (polycrystalline) fiber |
| Internal reference laser | Temperature-stabilized, @795nm | Temperature-stabilized, @850nm | Temperature-stabilized, @850nm | Temperature-stabilized, @850nm |
| Built-in light source | 20W QTH bulb (2850°K) | 20 SiC globar (1550°K) | 20 SiC globar (1550°K) | 20 SiC globar (1550°K) |
| Power requirement | 40W @12VDC | 40W @12VDC | 40W @12VDC | 30W @12VDC |
Free GUI basic software
The FTIR Rocket is delivered with a free Windows 7 & Windows 10 compatible graphical user interface (GUI) program. The free basic software package allows the user to:
- Configure hardware measurement parameters (amplifier gain, averaging etc).
- Display real-time spectral measurement results.
- Set reference spectra (white, dark) and choose among raw spectra, transmission or reflection mode.
- Usual features such as save, open, zoom, rescale...
- Some specific features related to Fourier transform spectrometry: choose among spectrum or interferogram averaging, apodization, look and save the interferograms, etc.
Free API & Examples
The FTIR Rocket is also delivered with a free API that allows you to control the spectrometer with custom code via our DLLs. Examples are available for the following languages:
- C++,
- C#,
- LabVIEW
- Matlab
| Thumb | File information |
| ArcoptixFiber Coupler FTIR catalog.pdf File Size 3.05MB | |
| Data Sheet - Arcoptix Fiber Coupler.pdf File Size 252.9KB |
ARCoptix Fiber Coupler FTNIR-FC-025-2TE 0.9-2.5μm
- Brand: ARCoptix
- Product Code: FTNIR-FC-025-2TE
- Availability: Pre-Order
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