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Homemade spectrometer analysis of rhodamine b


I have to repost this again since the images were deleted by the moderator previously by mistake, so here goes, I built my own spectrometer so I could do spectral analyzing of organic compounds from a kit by Plab, and here are some of those results:



FINAL DATA on S1 thru S4 532nm scans mar25.png - 88kBraman laser mar22.JPG - 659kBrhod b samples mar22.JPG - 598kB20160203_153632.jpg - 427kBexcitation data for SC1 thru SC4 532nm rhod b methyl b mar27.png - 26kB
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[*] posted on 29-3-2016 at 15:36


While that is cool, I think you should talk more about your design. Both rhodamine B and methylene blue have very distinct VIS spectra (both absorbance and emission). Perhaps more information would open a discussion on hacking a monochromator (1 for absorbance, 2 for emission) in order to try and get a recognizable spectrum?

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[*] posted on 29-3-2016 at 16:07


Hey ozone, yes you are right about the distinct peaks of rhodamine b, my spectrometer design is still a work in progress this is the specs of my current set up;

1) Spectrometer bandwidth = 18
2) Slit width = 0.18mm
3) Slit length = 19mm
4) Distance of slit to camera = 48mm
5) Cuvette distance to slit = 29mm
6) Cuvette distance to camera = 78.13mm
7) Width of DVD grating = 17.90mm
8) DVD piece used is 8.5gb - ruling density = 2770 lines/mm = 0.36mm groove spacing = 360nm
9) Camera type (board level cmos sensor sensitivity- 400nm - 650nm

I just redesigned the cuvette holder so it can accommodate a notch filter so I can eliminate the laser signal which right now is drowning out a lot of the weaker raman signals. I'll post some more pics of the redesign soon.

thanks Dave H


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[*] posted on 30-3-2016 at 08:47


Sorry but how does raman "signals" relate?



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[*] posted on 30-3-2016 at 11:46


I need the "notch" filter because it eliminates the laser line which causes what is called "rayleigh light scattering." The "weaker" raman signals are mixed in with the laser light, so in order to get a clean signal I need to filter the laser line out so the rest of the collected light can get to the detector.

The way I have it set up now is fine, mainly for UV spectrometry, but I have modified it to be a raman spectrometer as well.

I'm uploading a pic of a spectrum I did today of rhodamine b with my green laser and although you can clearly see the fluorescent signiture, you can also see the laser line to the left, very naughty!



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[*] posted on 31-3-2016 at 09:58


Looks nice, I didn't know you can get raman signals with a UV spectometer , the rayleigh scattering depends on the optical equipment you're using.



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Looks nice, I didn't know you can get raman signals with a UV spectometer , the rayleigh scattering depends on the optical equipment you're using.


I didn't know it either until I started tweaking it, using different DVD gratings and optical filters, still I can only go as far as the limits of the cmos camera which is about 400nm to 650nm spectrum range.
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[*] posted on 31-3-2016 at 13:56


I would like more details please.

Would you (please) describe the project in enough detail so that we could all copy it ?
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[*] posted on 31-3-2016 at 14:02


I should probably research all of this so I can know what this means...



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[*] posted on 31-3-2016 at 15:39


OK. That makes more sense. Raman. It would have been helpful to have mentioned that in the beginning. 532nm is a sensible wavelength in terms of shift and photochemical behavior. And, Nd:YAG KTP DPSS lasers are fairly easy to come by (for now, anyway).

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OK. That makes more sense. Raman. It would have been helpful to have mentioned that in the beginning. 532nm is a sensible wavelength in terms of shift and photochemical behavior. And, Nd:YAG KTP DPSS lasers are fairly easy to come by (for now, anyway).


Hey Ozone, your right, for now green lasers are easy to come buy until the fed's ban those too!
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I would like more details please. Would you (please) describe the project in enough detail so that we could all copy it ?


Hey aga, here are the original kit instructions for building the spectrometer and pics of my modifications, also I'll post the specs on my set up as it stands now.

1) Spectrometer bandwidth = 18
2) Slit width = 0.18mm
3) Slit length = 19mm
4) Distance of slit to camera = 48mm
5) Cuvette distance to slit = 29mm
6) Cuvette distance to camera = 78.13mm
7) Width of DVD grating = 17.90mm
8) DVD piece used is 8.5gb - ruling density = 2770 lines/mm = 0.36mm groove spacing = 360nm
9) Camera type (board level cmos sensor sensitivity- 400nm - 650nm
1-5 nm spectral resolution
20-30 samples per second




spectrometer 2.5.png - 87kB front view camera.JPG - 616kB zoomed view camera.JPG - 813kB 0.18mm slit.JPG - 665kB cuvette holder.JPG - 700kB older cuvette design.JPG - 659kB
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[*] posted on 1-4-2016 at 21:20


And here are instructions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl42pnUbCCA



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And here are instructions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl42pnUbCCA


A very clever technique on removing the unwanted layers from the DVD piece, thanks for posting the video.:)

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Quote: Originally posted by dhaffnersr  

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And here are instructions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl42pnUbCCA


A very clever technique on removing the unwanted layers from the DVD piece, thanks for posting the video.:)



Have you used it for anything more than rhodamine?




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[*] posted on 2-4-2016 at 12:30



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Have you used it for anything more than rhodamine?


Oh yeah, I've used it with a 405nm UV laser also for Eosin y and some petroleum products. Its just taken awhile to get it just right, the reason I'm working with dyes at this moment, is because there are NIST standards that I can use to plot calibration curves and make sure I'm at least close to those standards for the various dyes.

That's how I'll know I have a good set up.
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[*] posted on 6-4-2016 at 15:08
New upgrade for my spectrometer


New upgrade for my spectrometer


I redesigned the LED driver circuit for the prolight UV LED I use for my spectrometer, and here are the schematics and some pics of the circuit in operation and some work I'm doing with Fluorescein:



baseln crrtcd prolight fluorscn 1ml apr5.png - 22kB 1ml fluorscn prolight apr5.png - 95kB Prolight fluorscn ready to plot apr5.png - 23kB view of pot.JPG - 700kB front view.JPG - 696kB 1W prolight LED driver circuit apr6 rev2.png - 26kB close view of NPN.JPG - 645kB

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[*] posted on 7-4-2016 at 04:54
Rev 3.0 to my LED driver circuit...


I revised my schematic to incorporate the bourns POT to control the main voltage and use the trimmer POT to control voltage at the hundreth of a volt range.

specs on the bourns POT:

Bourns POT 82A1AC28BA0728.
1/4" diameter flatted shaft. 10K Ohms, linear taper. 2W, single-turn cermet potentiometer.3/8" diameter threaded bushing. New pot, prepped with three 6" wire leads.



1W prolight LED driver circuit apr7 rev3.png - 27kB
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