Spectrometer

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Overview

Spectrometer diagram

A spectrometer (spectrophotometer, spectrograph or spectroscope) is an instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically used in spectroscopic analysis to identify materials.

Details

A spectrometer is needed for RepLab. Several open-source groups are already working on building them -

Components

  • Laser
  • Mirrors
  • Lenses
  • Detector
  • Display

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