NIR Grain Identification Separating the wheat from the chaff with SIMCA Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is routinely used to analyze grain identity and grain quality in agricultural production, and at various stages of processing. To work in these environments it must…
Raman spectroscopy began as an experiment into the scattering of light, but C.V. Raman and K.S. Krishnan saw something more. They saw molecules with a voice — molecules waiting to be heard. With sun as source and photographic plate as…
Plastic waste is a growing issue in this enclosed ecosystem we call Earth. As landfills grow, we must forgo our single-use mentality and embrace recycling to create a more responsible plastic economy. Identification of plastic types for separation is key…
Optical Coherence Tomography More choices. More clarity. Faster measurements. Wasatch Photonics created a line of configurable, modular OCT components to get you clearer images, faster. Hundreds of hours of design, system-level testing, and sample measurements have gone into optimizing each component…
Our blog post this week will cover the recurring concept of laser power stability, which is critical to better understand when you want to optimize your current or future setup involving detectors from our partner Gentec-EO . Laser stability is…
Monitoring Sugar Content in Cereal Did you know the common nutritional label on your box of cereal may be reporting a 20% variance of the actual sugar content? This application note explores the testing and monitoring of sugar content in…
What’s in your milk? Milk is one of the most widely consumed dairy products in the World and is the raw material found in all dairy products - like your favorite cheese and yogurt. With the wide consumption of milk…
PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) 1. Short description This technical article presents the theoretical fundamentals and metrological implementation of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) measurements. It describes the basics of light measurement with respect to the absorption of light by plants and…
This blog post explores the common misconception in laser beam measurement that there is a minimum pulse width specification for a laser energy meter. Consequently, this idea can make a current or future user (maybe even you?) come to the…
Modern Solid State Lighting (SSL) technology has long since found its way into our normal working and living environments. In the early phases, consumers were most concerned with lifetime, pricing and light quality of the new LED-based light sources. Now…