/High-Aperture Compact Monochromator ML44
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High-Aperture Compact Monochromator ML44
The ML44 is a compact high-aperture short-focus monochromator operating in the spectral range of 190-1200nm. Complemented by a light source, the ML44 can be successfully used as a monochromatic illuminator for fluorescence excitation.
  • Extremely high aperture
  • Change slits on the fly
  • Compact size and light weight
  • Versatile optical interface
  • Extended delivery set, including condensers and fiber adapters
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The ML44 monochromator comprises two diffraction gratings mounted on a single rotation axis. Spectrum scanning and diffraction grating change are automated. The wavelength for automatic gratings switching is set by the user in the instrument software.


Entrance and exit slits are changeable; they are mounted on two six-position discs. Each disc contains six spectral slits pre-aligned by the manufacturer. To change the slit width you just need to manually rotate the knob moving it to one of its six fixed positions. Two indicators on the ML44 housing show the widths of entrance and exit slits, and the software calculates the spectral width of the line separated by the monochromator.


The delivery set contains two optical fiber adapters and two fused silica condensers. Condensers and fiber adapters can be installed on the entrance and/or the exit slit. The condenser is used to focus the light onto the monochromator entrance slit, as well as to focus the light, coming from the monochromator, to the object. Fiber adapters allow to transfer the light to/from the monochromator via optical fibers (SMA-905 connectors). Optical fibers can be supplied upon your request.


Scanning control is performed from a computer via the serial RS-232 port. The delivery set contains a USB-RS232 adapter providing the USB interface.


SDK, DLL are supplied with the ML44 for controlling the instrument via the customised software or LabView.


OPTICAL BENCH FEATURES

A distinctive feature of the ML44 monochromator is the use of high-quality achromatic lenses as a collimator and a camera instead of mirror optics. This ML44 feature provides a number of its significant advantages over other short-focus monochromators:


  • the ML44 is extremely compact
  • as compared with mirror optics, lenses ensure better stray light rejection
  • lenses can provide higher apertures at short focal lengths
  • lenses are centered optical systems allowing aberrations compensation



As a result of all these advantages the ML44 features exceptionally high aperture (F # 1:2.9), good line quality and does not have any astigmatism at its exit slit plane.
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Parameter Value
Spectral range,nm 190-1200
Focal length of the collimator and camera lenses, mm 44,2
F/Number 1 : 2,9
Diffraction gratings
Size, mm 25 * 20 * 6
Grooves/mm 1200 600
Blaze wavelength, nm 270 600
Reciprocal linear dispersion (average), nm/mm 18,7 34,7
Spectral range, nm 190-600 600-1200
Wavelength of automatic change of grating, nm 600 (program controlled)
Tuning step by angle, deg 0,01875
Tuning step by spectrum, nm 0,125 0,25
Wavelength tuning accuracy, nm ±1,0 ±1,5
Wavelength repeatability, nm ±0,25 ±0,5
Scanning rate, nm/s 200 400
Entrance/exit slits (changeable)
Slit width , mm 0,02; 0,05; 0,1; 0,25; 0,5; 1,0
Slit height, mm 3,0
Spectral interval chosen by ML44 at width of entrance and exit slits (average)
Slit width 20µm 0,35nm 0,7nm
Slit width 50µm 0,9nm 1,8nm
Slit width 100µm 1,8nm 3,5nm
Slit width 250µm 4,5nm 8,9nm
Slit width 500µm 9,0nm 17,7nm
Slit width 1000µm 18,0nm 35,5nm
Computer interface USB
Dimensions, mm 138,5 * 114 * 147
Weight, kg 2,1

The ML44 monochromator has a wide range of options and accessories that provide efficient light collection from the sample located at a finite distance and at infinity, delivering emission to the monochromator with and without an optical fiber, effective aperture matching of the optical fiber and monochromator.


Cassegrain lenses allow collecting light from objects located at a distance of 3.5m to infinity.


Adapters PS-2 and PS-3 are designed for the collection of light from a closely located sample and its effective input into an optical fiber. PS-2 features high transmittance in the UV range, while PS-3 has the possibility of installing an edge filter.

  •     Aperture Matching Adapters
  •     Condensers for collecting light into the fiber
  •     Condensers for collecting light into the monochromator
  •     Optical Fibers
  •     Cassegrain lenses


Contact a SOLAR LS specialist to select the complete set of the device that meets the requirement of your instrument complex in the best way.

  • As an efficient spectral selector for investigation of detectors and light sources
  • As a tunable narrow-band filter for broadband fluorescence excitation sources
  • As an order separation pre-disperser in spectral instruments containing Echelle diffraction gratings
  • As part of other research and analytical equipment operating in the UV, visible and NIR spectral range
  • For spectroscopy education at colleges and universities
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