"New equipment in our research lab:

      We have added a Tucsen 5.0 MP Color CMOS Camera (2560x1920 pixels) to our trinocular KYOWA microscope connected to a laptop computer which is also used with our Ocean Optics spectrometers.

 

       The new Tucsen Tsview software provides a user­friendly platform to control the camera, view and edit images(including fluorescence analysis).

 

       The software also allows real­time sharing of images over the Internet. C.I.G. students taking course # 150 Gem Identification I can now be assisted through MSN Messenger or SKYPE in their course work."

 

首先介紹下我們的實驗室中的新設備：

 

     我們使用Tucsen 500萬像素彩色CMOS KYOWA三目顯微鏡連接到一臺筆記本電腦，同時也使用我們的海洋光學光譜儀用于相機（2560X1920像素）。

新Tucsen相機配套軟件 Tsview提供了更友好的交互操作平臺，直接控制攝像頭，查看和編輯圖像（包括熒光分析法）。

     同時這款軟件還允許在互聯網上的實時共享圖像，我現在可以通過MSN Messenger或Skype在線教學，150＃寶石鑒定課程。

 

      Our Ocean Optics USB2000+UV­VIS Miniature Fiber Optic Spectrometer using two different light sources:

 

      The USB2000 couples a low­cost, high­performance 2048­element linear CCD­array detector with an optical bench that's small enough to fit into the palm of your hand ­­ the same detector and optical bench that have provided superior performance to the users of our 15,000 systems out in the field.

 

      The USB2000 also works the same way as other Ocean Optics spectrometers in that it accepts light energy transmitted through single­strand optical fiber and disperses it via a fixed grating across the linear CCD array detector, which is responsive from 200­850 nm.

 

     Purchase price is US$ 3,061 and $ 253 for the optical fiber assemblies.

       The LS­1 Tungsten Halogen Light Source is a versatile white­light source optimized for the VIS­NIR (360­2500 nm). The lamp offers high color temperature, highly efficient output and long life in a compact, economical package. Purchase price is US$ 577.

 

      The DT­MINI Deuterium Tungsten Halogen Light Sources combine the continuous spectrum of an RF­excited deuterium UV light source and a tungsten halogen VIS­NIR light source in a single optical path. The combined­spectrum sources produce stable spectral output from ~200­2000 nm in a compact package. Purchase price is US$ 1,732.