Non-Laser Light Sources

Broadband and incoherent illumination — lamps, solar simulators, LEDs, and monochromators for wavelength selection.

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Lamps

Broadband and line-emission lamps — xenon arc, mercury, deuterium, QTH, hollow cathode. Spectral characteristics, housings, safety.

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Solar Simulators

Solar simulation — AM1.5 standards, IEC classification, spectral match, uniformity, xenon vs. LED based.

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LEDs & Diode Sources

Non-laser diode sources — single-color LEDs, white LEDs, superluminescent diodes (SLDs). Illumination, spectroscopy, biomedical.

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Monochromators & Spectrographs

Wavelength selection and spectral analysis instruments — Czerny-Turner, Littrow, spectrographs. Bridges sources and detection.

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