Hamamatsu Photonics launches its new L16462-01 diffuse reflection light source

An ever-increasing market demand in near-infrared spectroscopy has led Hamamatsu Photonics to design and develop a diffuse reflection light source (L16462-01). The new light source irradiates near-infrared light at wavelengths up to 2,500 nm onto samples and collects the diffuse reflection light with high efficiency.

This diffuse reflection light source increases the light utilization efficiency in wavelengths ranging from 1,700 nm to 2,500 nm, where light intensity was up to now usually too weak for performing real-time component analysis using near-infrared spectroscopy. Combining this with Hamamatsu Photonics’s high-sensitivity FTIR spectrometer engine allows for a compact portable FTIR analyzer that is easily installable on production lines for food, pharmaceutical and plastic products. This not only automates the quality control process, but also improves production efficiency and quality control reliability. The L16462-01 also delivers higher accuracy in analyzing samples that contain fats and proteins, etc. Moreover, using it in applications to screen and sort plastics will promote plastic recycling.

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