Near Infrared Microscope
The near infrared microscope is a microscope that images in the near infrared region.
Near infrared microscopes are designed to "see" beyond what a standard optical microscope can image. With special near infrared optics, light sources and cameras, near infrared microscopes can image microscopic samples in the visible and the shortwave infrared region. This means that near infrared microscopes have features that make them superior to normal visible range microscopes:
- Some materials are transparent in the near infrared while being opaque in the visible region
- Enhanced contrast of certain materials in the near infrared region.
For example, silicon is opaque under normal light but is transparent in the near infrared region. The interiors of silicon based devices can therefore be inspected without having to disassemble them.
CRAIC Technologies offers a number of solutions for the near infrared microscope. These custom designed microscopes capable of imaging from the visible region all the way into the near infrared. They are capable of microscopy in transmission, reflectance and even fluorescence.
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Near Infrared Microscope Design
Photovoltaic Cell Metrology & Testing
Solar cells, also called photovoltaic cells, are designed to convert solar energy directly into electricity. This process occurs when sunlight hits a PV cell, is absorbed and and reaction of events creates a current flow. There are many designs of such cells and an enormous amount of development effort is currently taking place. Development includes advances in the traditional crystalline silicon PV cells, thin film PV cells, continuous printing processes and such optical compenents as super- and sub-strates, protective glasses and concentrator modules. Due to such diverse designs and the desire to optimize these devices, flexible tools are required to test them both for development and for quality control purposes.
The CRAIC Technologies™ microspectrophotometer allows for rapid, non-destructive and non-contact testing and quality control of photovoltaic cells and other components of photovoltaic panels (such as concentrator transmissivity). These systems are capable of measurements of micron sized areas in both reflectance and transmittance as well as the determination of thin film thickness. CRAIC instruments can also measure polarization anisotropy, optical emissions and even luminescence. These flexible tools are equally at home in the R&D laboratory, the fab floor or the failure analysis facility. Currently, CRAIC solutions are used for film thickness measurement of semiconductors, contamination analysis of precision components and even the reflectivity of coal.
To learn more about photovoltaic cell quality control and how microspectrophotometers do it, select one of the following links:
Micro-optic Research Instrumentation
Micro-optic Research deals with phenomena in the ultraviolet, visible and near IR region with wavelength from approximately 300 to 1200 nm. Micro-optic research deals with studying the properties of light at these scales as well as developing tools and technologies to take advantage of these phenomena. This includes optical bandgap crystals, colloidal metals and more.
CRAIC Technologies offers a number of solutions for micro-optics research. These include spectrophotometers for microscale analysis, such as the 20/30 PV™, as well as advanced UV-visible-NIR microscopes for imaging micro-optics samples.
To learn more about the science behind micro-optics research and analysis, select one of the following links:
Uses of Microspectrophotometers
Nano-optic Research Instrumentation
Nano-optic Research deals with phenomena in the ultraviolet, visible and near IR region with wavelength from approximately 300 to 1200 nm. Nano-optic research deals with studying the properties of light at these scales as well as developing tools and technologies to take advantage of these phenomena. This includes optical bandgap crystals, colloidal metals and more.
CRAIC Technologies offers a number of solutions for nano-optics research. These include spectrophotometers for microscale analysis, such as the 20/30 PV™, as well as advanced UV-visible-NIR microscopes for imaging nano-optics samples.
To learn more about the science behind nano-optics research and analysis, select one of the following links:
Uses of Microspectrophotometers
Microphotonic Research Instrumentation
Microphotonic Research deals with phenomena in the ultraviolet, visible and near IR region with wavelength from approximately 300 to 1200 nm. Microphotonic research deals with studying the properties of light at these scales as well as developing tools and technologies to take advantage of these phenomena. This includes optical bandgap crystals, colloidal metals and more.
CRAIC Technologies offers a number of solutions for microphotonics research. These include spectrophotometers for microscale analysis, such as the 20/30 PV™, as well as advanced UV-visible-NIR microscopes for imaging microphotonics samples.
To learn more about the science behind microphotonics research and analysis, select one of the following links:
Uses of Microspectrophotometers
UVM-1™ UV-visible-NIR Microscope
