The Science
How the measurement works, what it is used for, and how the instruments that make it are built.
Discover the science, applications and instrument design behind the CRAIC Technologies innovations.
CRAIC Technologies™ employs the latest in science and technology to produce the instruments you need for your work. This is the portal that discusses the science, applications and instrument design of all of the CRAIC Technologies innovations. In it, we discuss UV-visible-NIR microspectroscopy, UV-visible-NIR microscopy, microscope photometry and Raman microspectroscopy. All of these solutions, and the science behind them, have applications in fields ranging from semiconductors, flat panel displays, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, physics and even forensics.
The science
What is happening in the sample and in the instrument.
- Science of MicrospectroscopyThe UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer is designed to measure spectra of microscopic areas or microscopic samples.
- Science of Micro Raman SpectroscopyWhen electromagnetic energy interacts with a material, it can either be reflected, absorbed, transmitted, or scattered.
- Algorithms Used for MicrospectroscopyTransmittance calculates a transmission spectrum from a sample and reference single-beam spectra.
- Units for MicrospectroscopyWavenumber (cm -1 ) Wavenumbers = 10 4 / Microns Wavenumbers = 10 7 / Nanometers
Applications
What the technique is used to find out.
- UV Microscope ApplicationsOur UV microscope is expertly crafted to reveal the intricate features of microscopic samples through absorbance, reflectance, fluorescence, and emission across the…
- NIR Microscope ApplicationsThe NIR microscope, also known as the SWIR microscope, is engineered to capture the intricate features of microscopic samples beyond the visible spectrum through…
- Micro Raman Spectroscopy ApplicationsDiscover how micro-raman spectrometers are used to identify microscopic samples non-destructively.
Instrument design
How the instruments that do it are built.
- Microspectrophotometer DesignThe UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer is designed to measure the spectrum of microscopic areas or microscopic samples.
- UV-Visible-NIR Microscope DesignThe UV microscope and NIR microscope are designed to image in regions beyond the visible range.
- Micro Raman Spectrometer DesignDiscover what the micro Raman spectrometer is designed for and why it is configured with different color lasers.
- Microspectrophotometer OperationThe UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer is expertly designed to measure the spectra of microscopic areas or tiny regions on larger samples.
UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer: an instrument designed to measure the UV-visible-NIR spectra of microscopic samples by transmittance, reflectance, polarization, fluorescence, and other types of luminescence. With specialized software, they can be used to measure thin film thickness, colorimetry and more. The following links have more information:
- What is a Microspectrophotometer?
- Science of Microspectrophotometry
- Spectroscopy Algorithms
- Units Used in Spectroscopy
- Microspectrophotometer Design
- Spectrophotometer Design
- Microscope Objective Types
- Microspectrophotometer Operation
- Microspectrophotometry Applications
- Microspectrophotometry Solutions
- UV-visible-NIR Microspectrophotometer
UV-visible-NIR microscope photometers: an instrument designed to measure the UV-visible-NIR spectra of microscopic samples by transmittance, reflectance, polarization, fluorescence, and other types of luminescence. With specialized software, they can be used to measure thin film thickness, colorimetry and more. The following links have more information:
UV-visible-NIR microscopes: CRAIC Technologies UV and NIR microscope systems allow the user to image items that cannot be seen with commonly available microscopes that only cover the visible range. This capability is useful in diverse fields such as a protein crystal analysis for drug discovery to contamination control for semiconductors to imaging inside of bonded silicon devices. The following links contain more information:
Raman microspectrometer: an instrument designed to measure the Raman spectra of microscopic samples. The following links contain more information about CRAIC Technologies Raman microspectrometer solutions:
Microcolorimetry is colorimetry of microscopic samples or the determination of color spaces of microscopic sample areas.
Thin Film Thickness Measurement: microspectrophotometers use interferometry to measure the thickness of films deposited on surfaces. This can be done either by transmission through the film or reflectance off of it: