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IsoPlane

81 Imaging Spectrometer System Manual

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14. Now that a new Grating Carrier has been installed, it must be aligned. Proceed to

Section C.2.

C.2

Grating Carrier Alignment

This section provides information necessary to align an IsoPlane 81 Grating Carrier.

The following tools are required to align an IsoPlane 81 Grating Carrier:

•

0.05” Allen wrench

•

5/64” Allen wrench

•

3/32” Allen wrench

•

1/8” nut driver

C.2.1

Grating Carrier Adjustment Screws

Figure C-11 shows the locations of all adjustment screws required to align an IsoPlane
81 Grating Carrier.

Figure C-11: Grating Carrier Adjustment Screws

Refer to Table C-1 for information about each adjustment screw, listed alphabetically by
label/identifier.

Table C-1:

Grating Adjustment Screw

Label/Identifier

Adjustment/Purpose

Adjustment Tool

Tilt adjustment.

0.05” Allen wrench

Tangent adjustment.

5/64” Allen wrench

L11

Tilt adjustment, initial lock.

3/32” Allen wrench

L12

Tangent adjustment, initial lock.

1/8” nut driver

L21

Tilt adjustment, final lock.

3/32” Allen wrench

L22

Tangent adjustment, final lock.

1/8” nut driver

Summary of Contents for Princeton Instruments IsoPlane 81

Page 1: ...www princetoninstruments com IsoPlane 81 Imaging Spectrometer System Manual 4411 0167 Issue 1 December 21 2020 ...

Page 2: ... be accurate as of the publication release date However Teledyne Princeton Instruments does not assume any responsibility for any consequences including any damages resulting from the use thereof The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Revision of this publication may be issued to incorporate such change Copyright 2020 All rights reserved Teledyne Princeton Instruments...

Page 3: ...equisites 19 3 2 Installation Procedure 19 Chapter 4 Getting Started 21 4 1 Initial Setup 21 4 2 Initialization 21 4 3 Focus the Slit 21 4 3 1 Required Tools 22 4 3 2 Focus Procedure 22 4 4 Attach Focusing CUBE 25 4 4 1 Install Additional CUBES 27 4 5 Calibration 28 4 6 Experiment Design 28 4 7 Configure LightField for Operation with IsoPlane 81 28 Appendix A Technical Specifications 33 A 1 Genera...

Page 4: ... 2 Configuring the Timing Generator in LightField 53 E 2 1 Repetitive Timing Mode 53 E 2 2 Sequential Timing Mode 54 E 3 Clarification of Gate Terminology 55 Warranty and Service 57 Limited Warranty 57 Basic Limited One 1 Year Warranty 57 Limited One 1 Year Warranty on Refurbished or Discontinued Products 57 XP Vacuum Chamber Limited Lifetime Warranty 57 Sealed Chamber Integrity Limited 12 Month W...

Page 5: ...for the installation setup configuration and acquisition of imaging data collected using an IsoPlane 81 system This document provides all information necessary to safely install configure and operate the IsoPlane 81 beginning with the system s initial installation 1 2 Related Documentation Table 1 1 provides a list of related documentation and user manuals that may be useful when working with the ...

Page 6: ...mation about the installation configuration and calibration of the IsoPlane 81 Imaging Spectrometer System as well as using LightField to acquire spectrographic data Appendix A Technical Specifications This appendix provides technical specifications and data for the IsoPlane 81 Imaging Spectrometer System Appendix B Outline Drawings This appendix provides outline drawings of the IsoPlane 81 Imagin...

Page 7: ...tailed information about actions and or hazards that may result in damage to the equipment being used including but not limited to the possible loss of data WARNING A Warning provides detailed information about actions and or hazards that may result in personal injury or death to individuals operating the equipment WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK The use of this symbol on equipment indicates that o...

Page 8: ...Laser Warning Symbols This section illustrates typical Laser Warning Labels related to the operation of the IsoPlane 81 Imaging Spectrometer System and the IsoPlane 81 Diode Laser Source Figure 1 1 Typical Laser Aperture Label Figure 1 2 Typical Laser Warning Label ...

Page 9: ...rovided by the equipment may be impaired 2 If the equipment or the wall outlet is damaged the protective grounding could be disconnected Do not use damaged equipment until its safety has been verified by authorized personnel Disconnecting the protective earth terminal inside or outside the apparatus or any tampering with its operation is also prohibited Inspect the supplied power cord If it is not...

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Page 11: ...of the sensor Figure 2 1 shows the items typically included as part of a standard IsoPlane 81 Imaging Spectrometer System Figure 2 1 Typical IsoPlane 81 System Components The following items are included as standard equipment with every IsoPlane 81 system IsoPlane 81 Software Powered by LightField Each IsoPlane 81 ships with fully featured software powered by Teledyne Princeton Instruments 64 bit ...

Page 12: ... Interface Panel Figure 2 2 IsoPlane 81 Experiment Interface Panel Table 2 1 provides information about experiment interface ports and equipment 2 2 Power and Data Interface Panel Figure 2 3 illustrates the IsoPlane 81 Power and Data Interface Panel where all data input output ports as well as the input power connector are located Table 2 1 Experiment Interface Ports and Equipment Item Description...

Page 13: ...uld only be done on the external surfaces and with all covers secured In dampening the cloth use clean water only and wring out all excess water The cloth should only be slightly damp not wet i e no water should drip off the cloth Table 2 2 Power and Data Interface Panel Port Description User Input Output General purpose input output port Output Trigger A B Fully programmable output triggers using...

Page 14: ...of 5 Accessory Description Part Number IsoPlane 81 Slit Interchangeable input slit Precision laser cut slit 10 μm width 3 3 mm tall ISO81 SLIT 10 IsoPlane 81 Slit Interchangeable input slit Precision laser cut slit 25 μm width 3 3 mm tall ISO81 SLIT 25 IsoPlane 81 Slit Interchangeable input slit Precision laser cut slit 50 μm width 3 3 mm tall ISO81 SLIT 50 IsoPlane 81 Slit Interchangeable input s...

Page 15: ...ze ISO81 GRT 1200 550 IsoPlane 81 Aluminum Coated Ruled Grating Interchangeable by user 1200 g mm 450 nm blaze ISO81 GRT 1200 450 IsoPlane 81 Aluminum Coated Ruled Grating Interchangeable by user 1200 g mm 300 nm blaze ISO81 GRT 1200 300 IsoPlane 81 Aluminum Coated Ruled Grating Interchangeable by user 1180 g mm 750 nm blaze ISO81 GRT 1180 750 IsoPlane 81 Aluminum Coated Ruled Grating Interchangea...

Page 16: ... neon argon Ne Ar Allows automated spectral wavelength calibration USB interface ISO81 CAL WL IsoPlane 81 QTH Calibration Lamp Allows automated relative intensity calibration Stabilized optical output NIST traceable USB interface ISO81 CAL QTH IsoPlane 81 Basic CUBE Allows easy mating to IsoPlane 81 entrance or other IsoPlane 81 accessories Compatible with Thorlabs Cage System ISO81 CUBE0 IsoPlane...

Page 17: ...lone 785 nm Raman Microscopy Accessory Most cost effective way of enabling 785 nm Raman microscopy measurement with IsoPlane 81 spectrometer Connect directly to IsoPlane 81 Plug and play with pre aligned optics Built in witness camera and LED illumination for brightfield image Fiber coupling for laser input 785RAMAN MICRO ISO81 MI OEM Standalone 532 nm Raman Microscopy Accessory Most cost effectiv...

Page 18: ...on Includes self aligning IsoPlane 81 fiber adapter ISO81 FIBER LIN 3M IsoPlane 81 Bifurcated Linear Fiber Array Two collection ends each equipped with twenty five 50 μm fibers circularly packed with FC PC connectors leading into a split linear array 2 x 1 5 mm tall Ideal for absorption spectroscopy where a live reference channel is required Maximizes light gathering power without loss in spectral...

Page 19: ...ng procedure to install LightField for the IsoPlane 81 on the host computer 1 Use the LightField Installation CD or download the latest LightField software from TPI s public FTP site ftp ftp princetoninstruments com Public Software Official LightField 2 Double click on LightField Install exe to start the software installation Follow the on screen prompts to finish 3 After the installation has been...

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Page 21: ...rd the slit is magnetically pulled against its internal reference 4 Connect the host end of the supplied USB 3 0 cable to the host computer and the peripheral end to the IsoPlane 81 5 Connect the power supply shipped with the IsoPlane 81 to the POWER connector located on the side of the IsoPlane 81 6 Verify that the IsoPlane 81 is connected to the host computer s USB 3 0 port NOTE USB 3 0 ports ar...

Page 22: ... light from the IsoPlane 81 atomic emission wavelength calibration lamp NOTE If you do not have an IsoPlane 81 atomic emission wavelength calibration lamp use a suitable atomic emission lamp 2 If necessary within LightField on the Experiment Setting tab open the Regions of Interest expander and select Bin Center 10 rows See Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Configure Regions of Interest 3 On the Common Acquis...

Page 23: ... the Viewer Menu select Display Type Graph See Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Configure Display Type 5 Click at the top of the workspace to begin data acquisition 6 Verify that there is sufficient ambient room light illuminating the slit 7 Click the Peak Finding button and select Sharp See Figure 4 4 VIEWER MENU ...

Page 24: ...the focus screw located on the side of the IsoPlane 81 clockwise until the peak width has noticeably increased Then turn the screw counter clockwise until peak width has reached a minimum value At this point the slit is focused See Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 Focus Adjustment Screw 9 Within LightField click to halt data acquisition ...

Page 25: ...using CUBE by aligning the stainless steel pins and carefully pressing the CUBE onto the instrument See Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Installing the Focusing CUBE 2 Using the 1 Phillips head screwdriver turn the coupling screw clockwise until finger tight See Figure 4 7 NOTE Tightening the bottom screw is necessary only if installing additional CUBES to the Focusing CUBE ...

Page 26: ...8 Configure Readout Mode 5 From the Region of Interest expander set ROI to Full Sensor 6 Point the IsoPlane 81 at an object that is more than 3 m 9 8 feet away 7 On the Spectrometer expander set the grating to 0 nm click and adjust the focusing screw until the image comes into best focus NOTE The horizontal lens alignment screw may require adjustment as well However this adjustment should only be ...

Page 27: ... a list of compatible CUBES Figure 4 9 Typical IsoPlane 81 System with Three 3 CUBES Installed Perform the following procedure to install additional CUBES onto the input to the IsoPlane 81 1 Use the 1 Phillips head screwdriver to tighten the bottom screw on the previously installed CUBE 2 Install the second CUBE by aligning the stainless steel pins and carefully pressing the CUBE onto the existing...

Page 28: ...alibration process click To discard the calibration results click 4 6 Experiment Design Once the system has been focused and calibrated experiments can be designed and built by Adding additional CUBES to the IsoPlane 81 system input Interfacing with IsoPlane 81 via Thorlabs 30 mm Cage System components Using free space optics mounted on an optical bread board 4 7 Configure LightField for Operation...

Page 29: ...anty and Service section at the end of this manual for complete information 2 Within the Available Devices area left click on and hold the IsoPlane 81 icon and then drag it into the Experiment Devices area See Figure 4 11 Figure 4 11 Typical Devices Workspace 3 The Experiment Settings stack is automatically populated with the appropriate set of expanders with default parameter values used Figure 4...

Page 30: ...rkspace includes a status icon for Temperature Status that reports the current system temperature and indicates whether the programmed target temperature has been reached See Figure 4 13 Figure 4 13 Typical Status Bar 5 Wait until the detector reaches operating temperature LightField will display Locked once the temperature setpoint is reached See Figure 4 14 ...

Page 31: ...og 6 Open the Spectrometer expander and program the desired Center Wavelength For example in Figure 4 16 the 1200 g mm Blaze 550 nm Grating has been factory installed and the Center Wavelength is programmed to 546 nm for a mercury Hg lamp Figure 4 16 Typical Spectrometer Expander 7 Verify that an appropriate incoming light source is installed and turned on 8 Click to begin data acquisition ...

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Page 33: ...incetoninstruments com A 1 General System Specifications Refer to Table A 1 for general system specifications Table A 1 General System Specifications Parameter Specification Minimum Nominal Maximum Read Noise 4 e rms 200 kHz 7 e rms 1 MHz 20 e rms 4 55 MHz Vertical Shift Ratea a Software programmable 5 6 μsec row BRX 15 2 μsec row BX 35 μsec row BRX 95 μsec row BX Nonlinearity 1 all ADC rates Dime...

Page 34: ...he end of this manual for complete information Refer to Table A 2 for power specifications for the external IsoPlane 81 power supply A 3 Environmental Specifications Refer to Table A 3 for environmental specifications NOTE The cooling performance may degrade if the room temperature is above 23 C Table A 2 Power Specifications Parameter Specification Units Minimum Nominal Maximum Input Voltage 90 2...

Page 35: ...ications for the IsoPlane 81 system Table A 4 Temperature Specifications Specification Cooling Temperature Units Minimum Default Maximum Cooling Temperature 55a a Guaranteed at ambient temperature of 20 C 60 C Temperature Stability 1 C Table A 5 CCD Specificationsa a Specifications are valid as of the publication date of this manual For up to date specifications refer to the IsoPlane 81 data sheet...

Page 36: ...e A 6 Optical Specifications Parameter Specification Units Minimum Nominal Maximum Focal Length 80 8 mm Aperture Ratio f 4 0 Wavelength Range 200 1100 nm Table A 7 Spectral Specifications Parameter Specification Units Minimum Nominal Maximum Spectral Resolution FWHM 0 13 nm Astigmatism 0a a With 1200 g mm grating 435 nm Wavelength Accuracya 0 13 nm Wavelength Repeatabilitya 0 015 nm Drive Step Siz...

Page 37: ...oPlane 81 Compatible Grating Information Part Number Grooves mm Blaze Wavelength nm ISO81 GRT 3600 240 3600 240 ISO81 GRT 2400 500 2400 500 ISO81 GRT 1800 250 1800 250 ISO81 GRT 1800 550 1800 550 ISO81 GRT 1200 850 1200 850 ISO81 GRT 1200 550 1200 550 ISO81 GRT 1200 450 1200 450 ISO81 GRT 1200 300 1200 300 ISO81 GRT 1180 750 1180 750 ISO81 GRT 600 750 600 750 ISO81 GRT 600 900 600 900 ISO81 GRT 60...

Page 38: ...re A 1 illustrates the quantum efficiency of the IsoPlane 81 system Figure A 1 Relative QE vs Wavelength 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 BR_eXcelon B_eXcelon With optional UV coating Quantum Efficiency Wavelength nm ...

Page 39: ...39 Appendix B Outline Drawings Figure B 1 IsoPlane 81 Outline Drawings ...

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Page 41: ...acement Procedure Perform the following procedure to replace an IsoPlane 81 Grating Carrier 1 Loosen the four hand tight screws securing the Grating Housing Cover to the IsoPlane 81 chassis See Figure C 1 Figure C 1 Removing the IsoPlane 81 Grating Housing Cover 2 Remove the Grating Housing to expose the rear of the grating drive See Figure C 2 ...

Page 42: ...rive Rear View 3 If not already running launch LightField 4 Open the LightField Spectrometer Grating and Offset add in 5 When prompted select Change a grating See Figure C 3 Figure C 3 LightField Spectrometer Grating and Offset Option Dialog 6 Locate the securing knob indicated in Figure C 4 ...

Page 43: ...wise to loosen it See Figure C 5 Figure C 5 Loosening Securing Knob 8 Once the securing knob is loosened carefully grasp the Grating Carrier and slide it out of the unit See Figure C 6 NOTE The Grating Carrier is magnetically retained in place so some minor resistance may be observed when sliding it out of the unit ...

Page 44: ...for safe storage Figure C 7 Typical IsoPlane 81 Grating Grating Carrier Assembly 10 Select the new Grating Grating Carrier remove it from its storage case and carefully slide it into place within the IsoPlane 81 See Figure C 8 NOTE In addition to the securing knob the Grating Carrier is magnetically retained in place It will snap into position as it approaches its proper location ...

Page 45: ...ure C 9 Tightening Securing Knob 12 Within LightField select the grating that has been installed and click Set Grating 13 When the Grating Change is complete dialog is displayed similar to that shown in Figure C 10 dismiss it by clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner Figure C 10 Spectrometer Grating and Offset Dialog Grating Change Complete CLICK TO DISMISS ...

Page 46: ...ustment Screws Figure C 11 shows the locations of all adjustment screws required to align an IsoPlane 81 Grating Carrier Figure C 11 Grating Carrier Adjustment Screws Refer to Table C 1 for information about each adjustment screw listed alphabetically by label identifier Table C 1 Grating Adjustment Screws Label Identifier Adjustment Purpose Adjustment Tool A1 Tilt adjustment 0 05 Allen wrench A2 ...

Page 47: ...or any other atomic emission source that emits in the target wavelength range may be used 3 Position the grating at 0 nm Verify the entrance slit is installed and properly focused 4 Figure C 12 illustrates in flowchart format the procedure required to align a grating Perform this iterative procedure until the grating is properly aligned NOTE When using fluorescent room lights or other atomic emiss...

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Page 49: ...but is not centered at 546 nm proceed as directed to step 12 and then return to step 3 5 Click Next 6 Proceed to Section C 3 C 3 Replace Grating Housing Cover Perform the following procedure to replace the Grating Housing Cover 1 Position the Grating Housing Cover over the Grating Drive chamber 2 Carefully tighten each of the four 4 hand tight screws to secure the Grating Housing Cover to the IsoP...

Page 50: ... another image 4 Click the button associated with the grating for which the offset is being calculated LightField calculates and displays the new offset value in steps in the Calculated column with the corresponding wavelength error in nm next to it 5 Click to clear the set of offset values that have just been calculated If desired the offset may be manually fine tuned using the four Manual Adjust...

Page 51: ... IsoPlane 81 1 Disconnect all cables and other equipment accessories from the IsoPlane 81 2 Carefully turn the IsoPlane 81 over onto a clean flat dry sturdy surface so that the underside of the chassis is accessible 3 Use a 1 Phillips head screwdriver to loosen remove each of the four 4 Phillips head screws securing the shutter access panel to the underside of the IsoPlane 81 chassis See Figure D ...

Page 52: ...lane 81 chassis 2 Carefully reconnect the two conductor electrical shutter cable 3 Use the 3 8 Allen wrench to secure tighten the two Allen screws 4 Replace the shutter access panel 5 Replace the four 4 Phillips head screws to secure the shutter access panel to the underside of the IsoPlane 81 chassis and use the 1 Phillips head screwdriver to tighten each screw See Figure D 2 Figure D 2 Install S...

Page 53: ...e the TG and is not directly accessible to the user When using external trigger T0 is a few nanoseconds after the trigger pulse the interval from trigger to T0 is the sum of a few propagation delays in electronic components and the time for the trigger to travel from the connector to the TG When the TG is being timed from the camera operation T0 is the time when the TG receives the go ahead signal...

Page 54: ... the camera and a complete pulse set is generated then the control is returned to the camera for readout E 2 2 Sequential Timing Mode Sequential Mode is used to create a sequence of pulse sets that change linearly from frame to frame Figure E 3 is an example of sequential operation with 3 frames in the sequence and 3 pulses in each frame LightField displays the first and last sequence The trigger ...

Page 55: ...ate capability IsoPlane 81 cameras are not gateable so the gate signal is merely a timing signal available for the convenience of the user In experiments with no background signal if the gate signal triggers a laser probe for example then results similar to a gated experiment can be achieved If however there is a background signal the IsoPlane 81 camera will integrate it over the whole exposure ti...

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