What happened Ocean Optics?

Ocean Optics announces name change and rebranding to Ocean Insight. New name reflects the company’s evolution to provider of applied spectral knowledge. Ocean Optics, a leader in miniature spectroscopy and multispectral sensing, is now Ocean Insight.

What is ocean Optics?

Ocean Optics, Inc. develops optical sensing solutions. The Company offers spectrometers, fiber optic chemical sensors, optical filters and precision coatings, optical fibers, collimating lenses, cuvettes and holders, flow cells, and sampling systems. Ocean Optics operates in the United States.

What is monochromator device?

A monochromator is an optical device that separates polychromatic light (such as sunlight or light coming from a lamp) into a range of individual wavelengths (monochromatic light) and allows a narrow band of these individual wavelengths to be selected.

How does an Ocean Optics spectrometer work?

The basic function of a spectrometer is to take in light, break it into its spectral components, digitize the signal as a function of wavelength, and read it out and display it through a computer. In most spectrometers, the divergent light is then collimated by a concave mirror and directed onto a grating.

Why do lines show up when we look at a specific gas?

Emission lines occur when the electrons of an excited atom, element or molecule move between energy levels, returning towards the ground state.

How do optical spectrometers work?

What is the difference between monochromator and filter?

When the monochromator selects a wavelength, most of the light from the source is lost, causing the excitation of the fluorophore to be significantly weaker. In contrast, filter-based readers are much more efficient at delivering light to the sample, resulting in higher sensitivity.

What happens inside a spectrophotometer?

Inside a spectrophotometer, light is focused through a lens system to an entrance slit. The light rays are refocused by a second lens onto an exit slit. By proper rotation of the monochromatic grating, specific light wavelengths may be passed on through the exit slit to a photocell.

Why is spectral line data useful?

Spectral lines are often used to identify atoms and molecules. These “fingerprints” can be compared to the previously collected “fingerprints” of atoms and molecules, and are thus used to identify the atomic and molecular components of stars and planets, which would otherwise be impossible.

What are optical spectrometers used for?

An optical spectrometer (spectrophotometer, spectrograph or spectroscope) is an instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically used in spectroscopic analysis to identify materials.

Where can I buy Ocean insight probes and fibers?

Ocean Insight optical fiber assemblies, probes and accessories collect and direct light in spectrometer setups. Readily available in our online shop. The filter is limited at this time.

What kind of software does Ocean insight use?

OceanView is the latest generation of operating software for all Ocean Optics spectrometers. It is a completely modular, Java-based spectroscopy software platform that operates on Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems. The software can control any Ocean Optics USB spectrometer and device.

What does Ocean Insight do for pediatric hospital?

Ocean Insight and a leading U.S. pediatric hospital have teamed to monitor the output of UV disinfection lamps that extend the life of critical personal protective equipment (PPE)