Signal-to-noise optimization and evaluation of a home-made visible diode-array spectrophotometer

Signal-to-noise optimization and evaluation of a home-made visible diode-array spectrophotometer

This paper describes a simple low-cost multichannel visible spectrophotometer built with an RL512G EGG-Reticon photodiode array. A symmetric Czerny-Turner optical design was employed; instrument control was via a single-board microcomputer based on the 8085 Intel microprocessor. Spectral intensity data are stored in the single-board's RAM and then transferred to an IBM-AT 3865X compatible micro...

Computer interface for a diode-array based spectrophotometer

Advantages of Photo Diode Array for UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

1 Preface All products are continuously being improved for better performance. Spectrometers have developed in many ways since the introduction of simple and moderately priced Spectrophotometers which were commercially available from the mid 1950’s. 1 Such improvements have enabled SCINCO to manufacture PDA type UV-Vis. Spectrophotometers. The scope and performance of conventional single channe...

Versatile IEEE-488 data acquisition and control routines for a diode array spectrophotometer

The UV-visible diode array spectrophotometer is a work-horse instrument for many laboratories. This article provides simple data acquisition and control routines in Microsoft QuickBasic for a HP-8452A diode array spectrophotometer interfaced to an IBM PC/XT/AT, or compatible, microcomputer. These allow capture of full spectra and measure absorbance at one or several wavelengths at preset time i...

Optimization of signal-to-noise ratio for wireless light-emitting diode communication in modern lighting layouts

White light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are predicted to be widely used in domestic applications in the future, because they are becoming widespread in commercial lighting applications. The ability of LEDs to be modulated at high speeds offers the possibility of using them as sources for communication instead of illumination. The growing interest in using these devices for both illumination and comm...