For OEM applications in the NIR region, Avantes offers our line of AvaBench NIR optical benches. The AvaBench-50 optical bench is available in the 1000 to 1750 nm range for uncooled detectors. New in this line is the AvaBench-100TEC: a 100 mm optical bench offering optimum balance between optical throughput and resolution. To keep the size compact, it has a unique folding mirror built into it.

All AvaBench NIR optical benches have symmetrical Czerny-Turner designs with a fibre-optic entrance connector (standard is SMA; other options are available), a specially designed collimating focusing mirror, and a diffraction gratin A choice of different NIR gratings can be selected with the products.

Wavelength ranges, resolution tables, detector specifications, and AvaBench options can be found in the instrument page corresponding to each spectrometer type. The key specifications of the NIR optical benches are listed in the table below.

The NIR AvaBenches are fully compatible with Avantes’ electronics boards or may be interfaced to customer-specific electronics. The NIR optical benches have a separate video output through a mini-coax cable. The TEC NIR benches have a heatsink and additional electrical connections for both temperature sensor and power for the Peltier cooling.

Product Information

AvaBench-50 AvaBench-75-MN AvaBench-100TEC
Implemented in AvaSpec-NIR256-1.7 AvaSpec-Mini-NIR AvaSpec-NIR256-1.7TEC; AvaSpec-NIR512-1.7TEC; AvaSpec-NIR256-2.5-HSC-EVO; AvaSpec-NIR512-2.5-HSC-EVO
Focal length 50 mm 75 mm 100 mm
Numerical aperture 0.22 0.07 0.13
Wavelength range 1000-1700 nm 900 – 1700 nm 1000-2500 nm
Resolution (FWHM) 2-50 nm 2-50 nm 1.5-90 nm
Stray light <1% <1% <0.5%
Gratings Different Different Different
Slits 50, 100, 200, 500 µm 50, 100, 200, 500 µm 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 µm
Detector HAM-NIR256-1.7 HAM-NIR256-1.7 SU-NIR256/512-1.7; HAM-NIR256-2.5; HAM-NIR512-2.5
TE cooling No No Yes
Order sorting filter OSF-850-3; OSF-1000-3 OSF-850-3/OSF-1000-3 OSF-1000/1400; OSC-NIR
Dimensions, weight 100 x 130 x 40 mm, 875 g 95 x 68 x 20 mm, 175 gr 185 x 145 x 185 mm, 3500 g
AvaBench-50-NIR256-1.7 OEM optical bench, 50 mm focal length, 256 pixel InGaAs detector, specify grating, wavelength range and slit, OSF-850-3 or OSF-1000-3
AvaBench-Mini-NIR256-1.7 OEM optical bench, 75 mm focal length, 256 pixel InGaAs detector. Specify grating, wavelength range and slit, OSF-850-3 or OSF-1000-3
AvaBench-100-NIR256-1.7TEC OEM optical bench, 100 mm focal length, 256 pixel TE-cooled InGaAs detector. Specify grating, wavelength range and slit, OSF-850-3 or OSF-1000-3
AvaBench-100-NIR512-1.7TEC OEM optical bench, 100 mm focal length, 512 pixel TE-cooled InGaAs detector. Specify grating, wavelength range and slit, OSF-850-3 or OSF-1000-3
AvaBench-100-NIR256-2.5TEC OEM optical bench, 100 mm focal length, 256 pixel TE cooled InGaAs detector 2.5µm, specify grating, wavelength range and slit, OSF-1000/1400, OSC-NIR
AvaBench-100-NIR512-2.5TEC OEM optical bench, 100 mm focal length, 512 pixel TE cooled InGaAs detector 2.5µm, specify grating, wavelength range and slit, OSF-1000/1400, OSC-NIR