One of the most highly anticipated product releases of 2018 was this first-to-the-market 4096-pixel CMOS array miniature spectrometer, the AvaSpec-Mini4096CL. Witness the incredible resolution of this instrument live at one of our upcoming trade shows or contact us for more information.

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AvaSpec-Mini(CL): CMOS Inside

Avantes is excited to release the next generation of AvaSpec-Mini spectrometers with CMOS detectors and advanced electronics and communications. Like the original AvaSpec-Mini, the CL series is only the size of a deck of cards, with excellent temperature and wavelength stability. This instrument is easy to take anywhere you like and is well suited for handheld applications.

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Optical bench Symmetrical Czerny-Turner,75 mm focal length
Wavelength range 200-1100 nm
Stray light 0.2-1%
Sensitivity in counts/µW per ms integration time 261,000
Detector HAM S13496, CMOS linear array, 4096 pixels (7 x 200 µm)
Signal/noise 300:1
AD converter 16 bit, 6 MHz
Integration time 30 µs-50 sec
Interface USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), pigtailed (40 cm) USB-A
Sample speed with on-board averaging 6.5 ms/scan
Data transfer speed 8.9 ms/scan
I/O 5 bidirectional programmable I/O; 1 analog out; 1 analog in, 1 x 5 V
Power supply Default USB power, 500 mA
Dimensions, weight 95 x 68 x 20 mm, 175 g
Operating temperature range 0-55°C
Use Useable range (nm) Spectral range (nm) Lines/mm Blaze (nm) Order code
UV/VIS/NIR 200-1100** 891** 300 300 MN0300-0.30
UV/VIS 200-850 515 600 300 MN0600-0.30
UV 200-750 247-218* 1200 250 MN1200-0.25
UV 200-650 163-143* 1800 UV MN1800-0.25
UV 200-580 113-69* 2400 UV MN2400-0.25
UV 200-400 69-45* 3600 UV MN3600-0.25
UV/VIS 250-850 515 600 400 MN0600-0.40
VIS/NIR 300-1100** 792** 300 500 MN0300-0.50
VIS 360-1000 495 600 500 MN0600-0.50
VIS 300-800 247-218* 1200 500 MN1200-0.50
VIS 350-750 142-89* 1800 500 MN1800-0.50
VIS 350-640 74-49* 2400 VIS MN2400-0.50
NIR 500-1050 495 600 750 MN0600-0.75
NIR 500-1050 218-148* 1200 750 MN1200-0.75
NIR 600-1160 346-297* 830 800 MN0830-0.80
NIR 600-1100** 495** 300 1000 MN0300-1.00
NIR 600-1100 495 600 1000 MN0600-1.00

A selected set of possible start-stop ranges (recipes) apply. Please contact us to discuss your options.

Slit size (µm) 10 25 50 100 200 500
300 lines/mm grating 0.50-0.70 1.20-1.30* 2.17 4.6 9.0 20.0
600 lines/mm grating 0.30-0.36* 0.58-0.60 1.17 2.20 4.5 10.0
830 lines/mm grating 0.25 0.48 0.93 1.7 3.4 8.0
1200 lines/mm grating 0.14-0.18* 0.30 0.62 1.08 2.2 5.0
1800 lines/mm grating 0.09-0.11* 0.18 0.36-0.40* 0.78 15 3.7
2400 lines/mm grating 0.07-0.09* 0.13-0.15* 0.26-0.32* 0.40-0.64* 1.1 2.7
3600 lines/mm grating 0.05-0.06* 0.10 0.19 0.4 0.8 2.0

*Depends on the starting wavelength of the grating; the higher the wavelength, the bigger the dispersion and the higher the resolution.

AvaSpec-Mini4096CL Mini fiber-optic spectrometer, 75 mm focal length, 4096 pixel CMOS detector, USB 2 powered interface, including DCL Specify grating, wavelength range and options. Other gratings are available on request.
SLIT-XX Slit size, please specify XX = 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 µm (5 μm possible on request)
OSC Order sorting coating for grating MN 600-0.50, recommended with OSF-305
OSC-UA Order sorting coating for grating MN 300-0.30
OSC-VA Order sorting coating for grating MN 300-0.50, recommended with OSF-305
OSF-YYY-3 Order sorting filter for reduction of second-order effects, please specify YYY = 305, 395, 457, 515, 550 or 600 nm, depends on range

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