PCA Scanner
portable imaging spectrometer
Real-time imaging, portable operation. Spectroscopy with the PCA as detector reaches > 60 dB in < 10 sec, with options to > 6 THz and > 100 dB. Titanium-strong. It fits in an Ikea bag, mounts on a drone and will not break in the back of a car. Starting from 38 k Euro.
- Terahertz spectroscopy
- Drone-borne aerial inspection
- Real-time terahertz imaging
- Non destructive testing & quality control
- Layer thickness measurement
Lead time on request
Online prices are for budgetary purposes only. Exact prices can be up to 20% higher depending on the current exchange rate — please request a formal quotation.
A raster scan takes hours to build a single image. The RIGI microbolometer camera takes it in a second.
Not every experiment fits inside a laboratory. The titanium-strong PCA Scanner fits in an Ikea bag and it won’t break. Attach it to a drone. Throw it in your car. Carry it inside caves or forests.
Laser — The system engine is a standard Toptica laser for THz systems, with fiber compensation and soft mode-locking for optimum THz performance. It is extremely reliable, with a zero failure rate across all of our systems for years now.
Emitter & Detector — Fraunhofer HHI antennas, commercialized exclusively by Toptica Photonics & Menlo Systems DE. Type 1: standard, with specifications. Type 2: high power, a new model, with power up to 300 uW.
- ▸ Spectroscopy using the PCA as a detector: super fast, > 60 dB in < 10 sec.
- ▸ Real-time imaging using the RIGI camera as a detector.
| Laser system | Toptica Photonics / FemtoFErb 1560 FD6.5 |
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| Antennas | Fraunhofer / Toptica InGaAs/InP fiber coupled antennas |
| Optical setup | Off-axis parabolas or TPX lenses |
| Configurations | 1. Transmission — 2. Reflection w/ optional angular scan — 3. Dual transmission / dual reflection — 4. Double spectroscopy units — 5. Real-time imaging |
| Imaging camera | RIGI uncooled microbolometer camera and objective. Several options available. |
| Spectral range | > 5 THz | > 6 THz |
| Dynamic range | > 75 dB | > 100 dB |
| Average power | Up to 100 uW | Up to 300 uW |
| Total scan range | 600 ps | 3 ns |
| THz frequency resolution | < 2 GHz | < 0.5 GHz |
| Enclosure material | Aluminium | Titanium |
The narrow dips are water-vapour absorption lines in room air.
