Light Sources

All light can be traced to certain energy sources, like the Sun, an electric bulb, or a match, but most of what hits the eye is reflected light.
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Equipment
The Ocean Optics DT-MINI-2-GS Deuterium Tungsten Halogen Light Source combines the continuous spectrum of an RF-excited deuterium UV light source and a tungsten halogen VIS-NIR light source in a single optical path.
The DH-2000-BAL from Ocean Optics is known to be the world's only balanced UV-NIR deuterium tungsten halogen source.
The new bluLoop Light Source from Ocean Optics is a small but amazing LED source that is the perfect companion for measuring color and more.
Our new KiloArc™ illumination system delivers the brilliance of 1,000 suns. Therefore if you are looking for more than 100 watts of optical output power in less than an 8 mm diameter area, the KiloArc™ is what you want as a light source. No one delivers more watts for the buck than the KiloArc™.
The ISS-17-RFW-V01 integrating sphere source provides a common uniform light source for various applications.
Xenon short-arc lamps are point light sources providing high luminance and colour temperature. They emit a continuous spectrum of light, ranging from ultraviolet through visible to infrared.
The Huey Jann HPx8 series of high power output LEDs offers a choice of power output levels of 0.5W / 1W / 3W / 5W and viewing angles between 25° and 120°. The devices operate with high luminous efficiency, low dissipation and long lifetimes and are ideal for architectural, indoor or outdoor illumination, beacon and spot lights, and medical and automotive lighting applications.
Cool Red Infrared Light Sources from Ocean optics are designed specifically for infrared fiber-based spectroscopy. Its unique optical and thermal design couples light energy from a silicon Nitride emitter, glowing at 1500 ºKelvin.
The PX-2 Pulsed Xenon Lamp is a high flash rate, short-arc xenon lamp for the UV (220-750 nm), for applications requiring absorbance, reflection, fluorescence and phosphorescence measurements, and especially for measuring optically or thermally labile samples.
The HL-2000 Tungsten Halogen Light Sources are versatile lamps optimized for the VIS-NIR (360 nm-2000 nm). The lamps feature adjustable focusing of the SMA 905 Connector to maximize light coupling into a fiber. A fan keeps the light sources cool and stable. A built-in filter slot accepts optical filters up to 25.4-mm round or up to 50.8-mm square and up to 3 mm thick. All HL-2000 Light Sources come with an efficient regulated power supply.
The Ocean Optics HPX-2000 Xenon Light Sources are high-power sources suitable for absorbance, fluorescence excitation and other applications where a high-intensity UV-Vis lamp is required.
The KR-1 Krypton Calibration Source from Ocean Optics is a wavelength calibration source designed for UV-VIS-Shortwave NIR spectrophotometric systems.
Ocean Optics’ line of ergonomic and smartly designed fiber-coupled LED light sources is suitable for spectroscopy, fluorescence and general fiber illumination applications.
The NE-1 Neon Calibration Source from Ocean Optics is a wavelength calibration source specifically designed for UV-VIS-Shortwave NIR spectrophotometric systems.
These LEDs have been developed for communications with the use of plastic optical fiber.
These are the next generation of deuterium lamps that deliver the high stability, high output and long service life required in deuterium lamps for spectrophotometry. Use of newly developed ceramic electrodes supports reliable measurements in analytical equipment with twice the stability of conventional lamps. A long service life of 2,000 or 4,000 hours is also guaranteed according to the lamp series.
The DH-2000 Deuterium Tungsten Halogen Light Source from Ocean Optics integrates the continuous spectrum of tungsten and deuterium halogen light sources in a single optical path.
The JAZ-PX Pulsed Xenon Light Source is an integrated module for the Jaz stackable sensing system that is ideal for UV-Vis absorbance, bioreflectance and fluorescence. The lamp has a pulse frequency of 200 Hz (maximum 500 Hz) and spectral response from 190-1100 nm.
The Ocean Optics DH-2000-CAL Deuterium Tungsten Halogen Calibration Standard is a UV-NIR light source used to calibrate the absolute spectral response of a radiometric system.
Vivo is the new NIR Source from Ocean Optics that is a brilliant tool for NIR analysis of pharmaceutical products, food and more.
Prior Scientific is proud to announce the newest addition to the Lumen series of fluorescence illumination systems - the Lumen 200S with high speed shutter. With its robust internal high speed shutter, the Lumen 200S is suitable for the most demanding imaging applications.
LEDs are fabricated from III-V heterostructures grown onto InAs substrates. Optical immersion of lens with flip-chip devices enables three to five fold increase of output power.
The D-2000 Deuterium Light Source produces a powerful, stable output from 215-400 nm
Prior Scientific is proud to announce the latest addition to their wide range of illumination products for microscopy - the new Brightfield LED.
The HL-2000-CAL Calibrated Tungsten Halogen Light Source from Ocean Optics has been specifically designed to calibrate the absolute spectral response of a radiometric system.
The HG-1 from Ocean Optics, a compact, low-cost Mercury Argon Calibration Source that functions as a spectral wavelength calibration source for UV-VIS-Shortwave NIR spectrophotometric systems.
The Ocean Optics XE-1 Xenon Calibration Source which is a wavelength calibration source for UV-VIS-Shortwave NIR spectrophotometric systems.
Ocean Optics has introduced the AR-1 Calibration Source which is a spectral wavelength calibration source specifically designed for NIR spectrometers such as NIR256 and NIR512 models.
The AvaLight-HAL is a compact stabilized halogen fan-cooled light source that can be used for the visible range and the near infrared. The AvaLight-HAL features adjustable focusing of the SMA connector to maximize light coupling into a fiber or fiber bundle with a diameter of up to 600 µm.
ISS-8P integrating sphere is available from Gigahertz-Optik. Several varieties of attenuation devices and the LS-OK30 light source assembly are linked with the ISS-8P integrating sphere for satisfying the conditions of a lab standard calibration source.
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