Purchasing advisor for spectrometers with supplier directory and AI-based advice; wavelength-dependent properties, optical spectra, spectrophotometers (original) (raw)

Find all you need for professional sourcing of spectrometers: a comprehensive expert-curated directory of suppliers, scientific and technical background information, and an interactive AI-based tool with guidance for a structured decision process.

NEW: Not only hardware can be listed here, but also consulting, software, training on spectrometers, etc. – see the "offer types" below.

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Purchasing high-value photonics products is a substantial responsibility. Using a structured decision-making process and high quality supplier data helps a lot:

• Find all relevant suppliers (not limited to advertisers).
• Our interactive tool conveniently assists you in defining and applying your application-specific requirements.

Note that purchasing decisions based on just a few randomly picked suppliers and without carefully defined specifications are risky; therefore, we strongly recommend using our data and tool. See also:

• How Responsible Purchase Decisions for Expensive Goods Like Lasers Are Done
• Explanations on this purchasing tool

Go through the process:

1. Understand the technical background

2. Define your requirements

It is essential to fully understand and clearly define your requirements before you purchase.

We recommend that you develop a list of clear specifications according to your specific needs, against which you can later check the suitability of found product offers:

To help you, we have already listed some aspects we recommend you consider when buying spectrometers. Of course, there may be other aspects that are relevant to your specific case.

This list is for your own preparation, and can later (possibly in modified form) be used for quotation requests to suppliers.

I think that I am sufficiently informed about our requirements.

Otherwise, you will need to talk to your technical colleagues.

I consider the above list of specifications to be sufficiently complete, clear and accurate.

If you cannot sufficiently clarify your requirements, you may want to get technical consultancy from RP Photonics.

Insert these criteria when creating inquiry mails to suppliers with the buttons "Get quotation".

You find these buttons in the supplier list below or under "3. Find suitable suppliers".

3. Find suitable suppliers

We suggest three steps:

• Below, you can find our list of suppliers for spectrometers. Use the checkboxes to mark possibly suitable suppliers.
• The selected suppliers will appear below this list, along with your list of specifications. You can then indicate which specifications they meet according to your research. (You should finalize your specifications before doing this.)
• Based on the results, you can finally choose a supplier that is hopefully a good enough fit.

Selected suppliers:

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Decision

The most suitable supplier you found:

Comments, e.g. reasons for your choice, or things which still need to be checked:

4. Document the decision process

It is essential to document your purchasing process, not only its result (chosen supplier):

• You will find it easier next time.
• If something goes wrong, you can defend your decision by showing that you properly considered all important aspects. Or you see what needs to be done better next time.

Our interactive tool makes it easy: Fill out the form, and in the end print it to a PDF. Note that the document will show all sections (including those not currently shown on the screen), while omitting some irrelevant details such as the page navigation.

Suppliers for Spectrometers

136 suppliers for spectrometers are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 14 present their product descriptions and images. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

The Future Depends on Optics Edmund Optics101 East Gloucester PikeBarrington, NJ 08007United StatesSee us at Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, Jan. 20–22 (booth 1139)!

⚙ hardware Edmund Optics offers a wide variety of spectrometers, including spectrometers that have been optimized for Raman or fluorescence spectroscopy. Raman spectrometers are ideal for Raman applications in the visible to the near infrared. The fluorescence spectrometers are ideal for use in low light fluorescence applications where the ability to detect weak signals is crucial for proper measurement. Additionally, fluorescence spectrometers feature broadband spectral response ranges for detecting wide wavelength bands along with a wide slit width for increased throughput. Product-specific web page

YOUR KEY to innovation and success UltraFast Innovations GmbHDieselstr. 585748 Garching (München)GermanySee us at Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, Jan. 20–22 (booth 2035)!

⚙ hardware EVEREST, by UltraFast Innovations (UFI®), is a soft X-ray/XUV/VUV spectrograph that features aberration-corrected flat-field imaging and is available with three gratings covering the spectral ranges 1–17 nm (1240–73 eV), 5–80 nm (248–15.5 eV) and 24–200 nm (51.7–6.2 eV). In order to maximize light collection, the spectrometer can be used without an entrance slit over a variety of source distances, with 3–17 nm, 10–80 nm and 24–200 nm spectral coverage. Its modular design is able to match different experimental geometries and configurations. It features an integrated slit holder, gate valve, and filter insertion unit, as well as a 3-axis motorized grating positioning. Product-specific web page

Infrared Unleashed NLIRHirsemarken 13520 FarumDenmarkSee us at Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, Jan. 20–22 (booth 1156)!

⚙ hardware NLIR's MIDWAVE Spectrometer is optimized for rapid and precise spectral measurements in the mid-infrared (MIR/MWIR) range of 2.0 — 5.0 µm. High sensitivity of –80 dBm/nm or better Full-spectrum readout rate of 400 Hz Time resolution of 10 µs for detailed characterization of light sources and measurement samples NLIR's BUNDLE Spectrometer offers fast and accurate spectral measurements in the MIR/MWIR range of 2.0 — 5.0 µm. When combined with high-end VIS/NIR spectrometers, it provides enhanced capabilities with readout rates of either 1.4 kHz or 130 kHz, a minimum detection power of 5 pW/nm, and a resolution of 6 cm−1. NLIR's CUSTOM Spectrometer can be tailored to meet specific requirements for spectral measurements in the mid-infrared wavelength range. Product-specific web page

APE Angewandte Physik und Elektronik GmbHPlauener Straße 163–165 / Haus N13053 BerlinGermanySee us at BiOS 2026 in San Francisco, January 17 – 18 (booth 8359) and Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, Jan. 20–22 (booth 3357)!

⚙ hardware The waveScan spectrometer by APE is a compact and cost-efficient optical spectrometer for characterizing light sources, e.g. ultrafast as well as cw laser systems. The waveScan device family cover the spectral range from 200 nm to 6300 nm and allows also the characterization of low-repetition rate lasers down to 100 Hz. The rotating grating technology achieves high resolution measurements at a 5 Hz spectral measurement rates. This makes waveScan an ideal real-time alignment tool for laser systems. Product-specific web page

LightMachinery80 Colonnade Rd. North, Unit 1Nepean, Ontario K2E 7L2Canada

⚙ hardware LightMachinery's spectrometers are setting the new standard for range, resolution, cost and size. The HyperFine HF series spectrometer is designed for LIBS or simultaneous Brillouin and Raman spectroscopy. With 1 pm resolution in a small package size it offers an affordable approach to advanced spectroscopic applications. The Hyperfine HN Series spectrometer is a smaller version with about 25-pm resolution anywhere in the UV, visible and NIR wavelength ranges. The Hyperfine HN is ideal for characterizing light sources such as laser spectra in real time. Product-specific web page

The Standard of Accuracy HighFinesseLaser and Electronic Systems GmbHNeckarsulmer Straße 572072 TübingenGermanySee us at BiOS 2026 in San Francisco, January 17 – 18 (booth 8603) and Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, Jan. 20–22 (booth 3603)!

⚙ hardware The grating-based HighFinesse/ Ångstrom’ spectrometers offer the capability for a very accurate simultaneous measurement of both wavelength and linewidth of laser sources. With a resolving power up to 40000 and a measurement speed up to 500 MHz, the product series covers the range from 192 nm to 11000 nm, allowing measurements of both pulsed and cw lasers. The grating based technology enables the analysis of laser sources over a large linewidth range. Connected to the PC via USB, after a simple software installation the spectrometers are ready for use. Product-specific web page

Change the Color of Light to Expand your Possibilities! GWU-Lasertechnik Vertriebsges. mbHBonner Ring 950374 ErftstadtGermany

⚙ hardware GWU's portfolio of CCD-based spectrometers provides a great variety of features to fulfill nearly any requirement of versatile applications. The detection range covers the UV to near-infrared spectrum and even reaches out to the mid-infrared at 2.6 µm. Models with tiny footprint, e.g. for wavelength monitoring in OEM applications, as well as thermo-electric (TE) cooled devices with high resolution, high sensitivity and ultra-low noise for weak-light applications, such as fluorescence sensing or Raman analysis, are offered. Product-specific web page

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