Spectroscopy & optical networking products

Optimized for speed, programmability and accuracy near-infrared (NIR) sensing and OpNet attenuation and switching

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TI DLP® technology enables near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with high signal-to-noise ratio, programmable wavelength selection, and a broad ecosystem of third-party design support. DLP products also enable fast, accurate and reliable optical networking applications such as switching, attenuators, monitoring, and conditioning including reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs).

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NIR spectrometer
Design fast, accurate and small spectral scanners and spectrometers with DLP technology
Spectral scanner
DLP technology enables fast handheld spectral scanners for monitoring and testing materials
Optical networking
Design advanced optical networking solutions with precise high-speed optical switching using DLP technology

Design fast, accurate and small spectral scanners and spectrometers with DLP technology

All molecules have unique responses to different wavelengths of light. Spectroscopy uses these unique responses to identify and characterize materials. 

When material is scanned, the spectrum of light is dispersed onto the DMD using a diffraction grating or prism. Specific wavelengths can then be directed into a single-element detector. This enables chemical analysis with higher performance and smaller form factors at lower costs.

  • Enables low-cost, strong-signal single point InGaAs detector
  • Extended wavelength support (up to 2500nm)
  • Full programmability for flexible scans

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REFERENCE DESIGNS
  • TIDA-00554 – DLP Ultra-mobile NIR Spectrometer for Portable Chemical Analysis with Bluetooth Connectivity
  • TIDA-00155 – DLP Near-Infrared Spectrometer for Optical Analysis of Liquids & Solids Reference Design
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DLP technology enables fast handheld spectral scanners for monitoring and testing materials

All molecules have unique responses to different wavelengths of light. Spectroscopy uses these unique responses to identify and characterize materials. 

Programmable DLP chips can quickly scan and monitor specific wavelengths with a single-element detector. The scanners can intelligently monitor for changes like contamination, ripeness, and identify variations. This enables material analysis with higher performance and smaller form factors at lower costs.

  • Enables low-cost, strong-signal single point InGaAs detector
  • Extended wavelength support (up to 2500nm)
  • Full programmability for flexible scans

Featured resources

END-EQUIPMENT / SUB-SYSTEM
REFERENCE DESIGNS
  • TIDA-00554 – DLP Ultra-mobile NIR Spectrometer for Portable Chemical Analysis with Bluetooth Connectivity
PRODUCTS
HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT

Design advanced optical networking solutions with precise high-speed optical switching using DLP technology

DLP products also support optical networking applications like wavelength switching, monitoring, conditioning, and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs).

  • Extended wavelength support covering 355-2500 nm
  • High level of isolation
  • Reliable performance over temperature and lifetime
  • Fully programmable for wavelength selection, signal attenuation and more
  • Fast switching speeds (>4.8 kHz)

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Why choose TI spectroscopy & optical network products?

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Programmable MEMS array

Hundreds of thousands of controllable pixels that are stable over temperature and lifetime to enable compact, robust designs.

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High speed switching

Use fast switching speed to select wavelengths, attenuate signals, and perform scans at high speeds with programmable filters and multiplexing.

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Extended wavelength support

These parts are designed to operate reliably at specified wavelengths between 700 – 2500 nm, and a wide range of light sources.

Fundamentals of DLP technology-based spectroscopy

Fundamentals of DLP technology-based spectroscopy

TI DLP technology fundamentals for NIR spectroscopy applications, including an over view of the light spectrum, photdoetectors, NIR measurements, DLP technology advantages, and chemometrics.

Application note
Wavelength Transmittance Considerations for DLP DMD Windows (Rev. E)
This report provides information on the transmittance of DMD windows across different regions of the wavelength spectrum. Understanding transmittance is important to understand overall optical efficiency of DMD systems.
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Application note
DLP® NIRscan™ Nano Optical Design Considerations
Discover key optical parameters in NIR spectrometers, and their interdependent impact on system size and performance. Also learn about the design choices made for the DLP NIRscan Nano EVM.
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Spectroscopy & optical networking products design & development

Investigate the right chipset for your application, quickly prototype your design with an evaluation module, download the latest available software, select an optical module maker, solve your design issues with online engineering support and use a design and development ecosystem third-party to accelerate deployment of your solution to the market.

Hardware

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Software

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Optical modules

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DLP® Products third-party search tools

To best meet your design needs and accelerate your time-to-market, DLP® Products works with a variety of third parties to help with everything from optical modules and hardware design to specialty software and other production services. Download one or both search tools listed below to quickly (...)

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DLP® NIRscan™ Nano Evaluation Module

The DLP NIRscan Nano is a compact battery-operated evaluation module (EVM) for portable near-infrared spectroscopy solutions. Featuring the DLP2010NIR digital micromirror device (DMD), the NIRscan Nano supports Bluetooth low energy to enable mobile lab measurements for hand-held spectrometers. The (...)

Evaluation board
DLP® 0.65-inch, 1080p, S600 digital micromirror device (DMD) evaluation module

This DLP evaluation module (EVM) houses the DLP6500FYE, a 0.65-inch 2xLVDS digital micromirror device (DMD) containing 1920 x 1080 micromirrors with 7.56-µm pitch. When paired with the DLPLCRC900EVM, users get pixel accurate control with 1-bit pattern rates up to 9,523-Hz.

The DLPLCR65EVM is the (...)

Reference designs related to Spectroscopy & optical networking products

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Technical resources

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DLP Labs: Light control
This training starts with the basics of DLP® technology and mechanical considerations. From there, it covers application-specific topics specifically created to help you move through the design process quickly and easily.
Application note
Application note
Optimizing the DLP® Spectrometer Signal Chain
This application report describes the design considerations for components of the DLP technology-based spectrometer signal chain and the effect of their interactions on the overall performance of the system.
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Application note
Application note
DLP® NIRscan™ Nano Optical Design Considerations
This application report identifies the key optical parameters, and discusses their interdependent impact on system size and performance for your spectrometer design.
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