Newport Cornerstone 260B, User Manual

Page 1: ...Family of Brands ILX Lightwave New Focus Ophir Corion Richardson Gratings Spectra Physics MCS260B Rev C 1 4m Monochromator Family User s Manual Cornerstone 260B...

Page 2: ...RATING TYPES 22 6 2 GRATING EFFICIENCY AND BLAZING 23 6 3 POLARIZATION EFFECTS 26 6 4 OPTIONAL DIFFRACTION GRATINGS 26 7 MONOCHROMATOR RESOLUTION 28 7 1 DETERMINING RESOLUTION 28 8 GETTING LIGHT INTO...

Page 3: ...1 ACTIVATING THE HAND CONTROLLER 65 16 2 USING THE KEYPAD 65 16 3 KEY REFERENCE 66 17 APPENDIX III USB Operation 69 18 APPENDIX IV GRATING PHYSICS TUTORIAL 70 18 1 THE GRATING EQUATION 70 18 2 THE GR...

Page 4: ...2 Models 24 Figure 19 Grating Efficiency Curve Cornerstone 260B Monochromator VIS NIR Extended Range Configuration CS260B 3 Models 25 Figure 20 Grating Efficiency Curve Cornerstone 260B Monochromator...

Page 5: ...se refer to the complete User s Manual and all other documentation provided for additional important notes and cautionary statements regarding the use and operation of the system Do not attempt to ope...

Page 6: ...as complying with all applicable European Union CE regulations and recommendations WEEE This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with regular...

Page 7: ...manual Do not remove the cover for normal usage 1 3 ELECTRICAL HAZARDS Make all connections to or from the instrument with the power off The Cornerstone 260B requires DC voltage for operation which is...

Page 8: ...se If the gratings do require cleaning do not attempt to clean any optical surface except by blowing off dust or lint particles with a stream of dry clean air or nitrogen Wiping the grating surface wi...

Page 9: ...racy and repeatability and micrometer adjustable slits may be used for maximum flexibility Automatic bandpass control is available with the use of motorized slits 2 1 OPTICAL CONFIGURATION The optical...

Page 10: ...the Cornerstone 260B with Dual Grating Assembly 2 2 STRAY LIGHT REJECTION Stray light may have a variety of origins Its presence may be caused by a wide variety of design and manufacturing factors Th...

Page 11: ...to compare values that were measured under identical circumstances The spectral distribution of the source and the response of the detection system are often the dominant factors when determining a s...

Page 12: ...cally limitless Here we present one example A quantum efficiency measurement system using an optically chopped light source used with a lock in digital amplifier to extract small signal levels from ba...

Page 13: ...g shipment Inspect the shipping box for external signs of damage or mishandling Inspect the contents for damage If any item is missing or damaged immediately contact the Newport representative from wh...

Page 14: ...nochromator to an arc lamp or quartz tungsten halogen light source Fig 5 This kit is compatible with Oriel s Research Lamp Housings which hold 50 to 250 watt lamps It includes a base plate a flexible...

Page 15: ...ns or concerns contact Oriel Instruments or the regional sales representative for Newport ELECTRICAL SHOCK Never attempt to open the lamp power supply or monochromator power adapter These items do not...

Page 16: ...ently included with Windows operating systems Follow the instructions provided in the Quick Start Guide to install the utility software onto a computer When powering on the instrument for the first ti...

Page 17: ...f a detection system it is good practice to close the shutter temporarily while changing gratings It is especially important to prevent saturation and possible damage when using a photomultiplier tube...

Page 18: ...r motorized slits and provide excellent repeatability They are a good choice when only a few slit sizes are required Fixed slits are sold separately to allow customized choices based on the needs of t...

Page 19: ...e micrometer A set of numbers go around the turning dial Another set of numbers are located on the shaft When the zeroes in both these locations line up the slit is fully closed Fig 11 Turning the dia...

Page 20: ...lit height is continuously adjustable Pull the lever out for the shortest height Fig 12 Push the slide in for the tallest height setting Fig 13 Figure 12 Shortest Micrometer Adjustable Slit Height Fig...

Page 21: ...l Instruments and Richardson Gratings are part of the Newport family of brands and have a long history of working together to design monochromators that are appropriate for a wide variety of applicati...

Page 22: ...or ghosts Holographic gratings do not suffer from ghosts so interpretation of line spectra is simplified The signal to noise ratio SNR is the ratio of diffracted energy to unwanted light energy Althou...

Page 23: ...ing depends on the specific application Often the desired instrumental efficiency is linear that is the intensity of light transformed into signal at the image plane must be constant across the spectr...

Page 24: ...gure 17 Grating Efficiency Curve Cornerstone 260B Monochromator UV NIR High Resolution Quad Configuration CS260B 1 Models Figure 18 Grating Efficiency Curve Cornerstone 260B Monochromator UV NIR High...

Page 25: ...RS 25 Figure 19 Grating Efficiency Curve Cornerstone 260B Monochromator VIS NIR Extended Range Configuration CS260B 3 Models Figure 20 Grating Efficiency Curve Cornerstone 260B Monochromator UV SWIR E...

Page 26: ...epresentative of 45 degree polarization which is the average of the P polarization and S polarization efficiency curves Typically the efficiency curve for P polarized light peaks slightly lower than t...

Page 27: ...00 nm 85 74070B Ruled 400 1200 675 to 2500 nm 92 74071B Ruled 400 1600 925 to 2600 nm 82 74072B Ruled 300 500 300 to 1000 nm 80 74073B Ruled 300 1000 625 to 2000 nm 72 74074B Ruled 300 2000 1100 to 24...

Page 28: ...the throughput always use the widest slits you can while maintaining other system requirements If the source image on the input slit is large and uniform then doubling the width of both slits gives a...

Page 29: ...en described by an F The position and dimensions of the internal optics determines the pyramid The optical equivalent is a grating image located behind the slit as shown below Fig 23 Only light that p...

Page 30: ...ng in Stray Light Figure 26 F Number Matcher Used with Fiber Optic Cable Filling the acceptance cone means focusing the beam on the slit at the correct F number Focusing at F3 9 results in an overfill...

Page 31: ...r sorting or blocking filters are needed 9 1 ORDER SORTING FILTERS For meaningful spectral measurements care should be taken to remove unwanted orders of radiation particularly if the input radiation...

Page 32: ...s are mounted external to the monochromator Thus the refractive index and thickness of the filters do not significantly affect the focal distance to the collimating mirror inside the monochromator Wit...

Page 33: ...ded at no extra cost with all Cornerstone models to control both the monochromator and filter wheel accessory The utility software provided with the monochromator includes USB drivers for Windows 7 or...

Page 34: ...oller commands are listed in Appendix X of this user s manual Figure 29 Cornerstone 260B Monochromator with 74009 Hand Controller 10 3 TRACQ BASIC SOFTWARE Oriel s optional TracQ Basic Data Acquisitio...

Page 35: ...e command to close the shutter is SHUTTER C A full list of commands is available in Appendix I of this user s manual 10 5 MONO TERM SOFTWARE The Oriel MonoTERM utility is also provided for sending low...

Page 36: ...hin the operating range of the grating Newport offers a number of pencil calibration lamps for this purpose such as the model 6035 Hg lamp Another line source such as a laser may also be used Always b...

Page 37: ...d to move the grating position until the first spectral line is visible at the output 7 Note the wavelength at which this first spectral line peak appears 8 Use the STEP command to move the grating po...

Page 38: ...calibration parameters which are stored in a file on the memory stick shipped with the instrument If these parameters were corrupted from possibly performing an incorrect field calibration they will n...

Page 39: ...dels USFW 100 74010 Apex2 filter wheel Utility Software Requirements Windows 7 or 10 32 bit or 64 bit operating system TracQ Basic Software Compatible Yes 74009 Hand Controller Compatible Yes Power Re...

Page 40: ...Output Mics Blaze Wavelength nm 250 500 750 1000 500 750 400 1000 400 650 1000 1850 Line Density 1200 L mm 1200 L mm 600 L mm 600 L mm Number of Ports 3 2 3 3 Wavelength Range nm 250 1300 250 1200 25...

Page 41: ...MCS260B CORNERSTONE 260B MONOCHROMATORS 41 14 DIMENSIONS Figure 33 Cornerstone 260B Dimensions Figure 34 Micrometer Adjustable Slit Dimensions...

Page 42: ...MCS260B CORNERSTONE 260B MONOCHROMATORS 42 Figure 35 Model 74104B Mounting Kit...

Page 43: ...to the following settings Table 1 Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None Table 1 COM port settings The CS260B requires all Statements to be terminated by a carriage retu...

Page 44: ...receives on its pin 3 device Rx and transmits on its pin 2 device Tx The PC transmits to the CS260B s Receive pin and receives from the CS260B s Transmit pin The CS260B implements two RS 232 communic...

Page 45: ...separated from the command by at least one space Numeric parameters can be strings representing either integers or floating point numbers Some commands accept alphabetic strings Some commands accept m...

Page 46: ...ndshake mode Handshake mode does not apply to USB In Handshake mode Statements received on the RS 232 port are handled as follows Commands If Echo is enabled the CS260B echoes every character it recei...

Page 47: ...be read back by itself Example USB Send WAVE cr lf Response 500 01 cr lf Discussion In general Handshake and Echo are most useful when troubleshooting an RS 232 connection Otherwise they require an ap...

Page 48: ...OUTPORT SHIFT PORT SHUTTER O C OVL SHUTTER SHUTTER SLIT s MICRONS value OVL SLIT s MICRONS SLIT 1 SHIFT SLIT 2 SLIT 3 STB SLOWSTEP value OVL STEP value OVL STEP UP DOWN SHIFT STEP UP DOWN STEP STEPSI...

Page 49: ...Commands Command BANDPASS Purpose Set the desired range of wavelengths at the output The CS260B will automatically adjust the motorized input and output slits if included as the wavelength setting is...

Page 50: ...alibration so that the current grating location corresponds to 587 1 nanometers Command ECHO Purpose Tell the CS260B to send back every character it receives on the RS 232 port Parameter 1 to turn on...

Page 51: ...the wheel to it Command FILTER SET Purpose Query the current filter wheel position setting Example Filter set E g response 4 indicates filter 4 is the current selection Command FILTER1LABEL Purpose S...

Page 52: ...number representing the desired wavelength in the currently selected wavelength units Example gowave 877 679 rotates the grating to the 877 679nm location assuming units are nm Example gowave 546 rot...

Page 53: ...ample grat E g response 1 the currently selected grating is number 1 Command GRAT1FACTOR Purpose Set the calibration multiplier for grating 1 Parameter A floating point number Example Grat1factor 1 1...

Page 54: ...ng point number Example grat1offset 2 1 set the cal offset for grating 1 to 2 1 Default 0 0 Command GRAT1OFFSET Purpose Query grating 1 s line calibration offset setting Example grat1offset E g respon...

Page 55: ...Purpose Query for basic instrument information The response is Oriel Instruments Model 74000 Cornerstone 260 SNXXX V VV where XXX is the unit s serial number and V VV is the version number for the int...

Page 56: ...port when the flip mirror is extended Parameter 1 or A for the axial port 2 or L for the lateral port Example outport 2 select the lateral port Example outport A select the axial port Default 1 axial...

Page 57: ...he desired slit width in microns The acceptable range is from 0 to 2000 Values below 6 go to 6 Example slit2microns 10 set the width of slit2 to 10 microns Example slit1microns 200 set slit1 s width t...

Page 58: ...stage 10000 steps clockwise Example step 500 quickly step the stage 500 steps counterclockwise Command STEPSIZE Purpose Set the number of steps to take when a step or slowstep command is received wit...

Page 59: ...e version Example version E g response 2 01 version is 2 01 Command WAVE Purpose Query the wavelength corresponding to the actual position of the grating rotation stage This may be slightly different...

Page 60: ...ix entitled Command Synchronization Example OPC Command OPC Purpose The CS260B will respond with the value 1 when all operations are complete See the section in this Appendix entitled Command Synchron...

Page 61: ...ete and then it returns the value 1 An application can send this query and wait until it receives a response then it will know that all pending operations are complete For example Send wavelength comm...

Page 62: ...of the Error Code and then resets the value to 0 Error code Cause 0 No error 1 Command not understood 2 Bad parameter used in command 3 Destination position for wavelength motion not allowed 6 Access...

Page 63: ...Parameter string not understood E g units belly 185 Label Too Long Filter and Grating labels can t be longer than 8 chars 186 Cmd Queue Overflow Too many commands have been queued 187 Cmd Too Long Com...

Page 64: ...grade 505 Slit Controller Missing Slit command received but motorized slit not connected 506 Slit Controller Fault A problem was detected with a motorized slit 507 Slit Controller Halted Caused by sli...

Page 65: ...tant If it is connected when the Cornerstone 260B powers up some information is displayed briefly such as serial number and firmware version of the Cornerstone 260B 16 2 USING THE KEYPAD Some keys are...

Page 66: ...e and press ENTER STEP UP Press this key once to move the Cornerstone to higher wavelengths by the smallest possible increment Holding this key causes rapid single stepping toward higher wavelengths T...

Page 67: ...e the calibration SHUTTER Open or close the shutter by pressing this button The shutter position is shown in the display as OPN for open and CLS for closed SHIFT PORT Use this button to select the out...

Page 68: ...MCS260B CORNERSTONE 260B MONOCHROMATORS 68 seconds of starting a command entry the entry times out and terminates...

Page 69: ...abView users don t need to install anything else to be able to communicate with the Cornerstone 260B The MonoTerm software is written in LabView and the source code is shipped with the instrument It c...

Page 70: ...ent grooves at angle I to the grating normal are shown Consider light at angle D to the grating normal this light originates from the A and B rays as they strike the grating The path difference betwee...

Page 71: ...he output direction Only wavelengths that satisfy the grating equation pass through the exit slit The remainder of the light is scattered and absorbed inside the monochromator As the grating is rotate...

Page 72: ...order are zero and the light is simply being reflected If the grating angle is positive then the order is positive m 1 if the grating angle is negative then the order is negative m 1 The half angle of...

Page 73: ...Illuminated width of the grating Normally the smallest slit available and optical aberrations rather than the grating determine the attainable resolution As an example a monochromator in this case Or...

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