Ocean Optics Mikropack Scanning Monochromator MonoScan2000 Monoscan 2000 SMA-905

Description

Up for sale is my
Ocean Optics/Mikropack MonoScan 2000 scanning monochromator complete with its AC adapter.   Although this unit has a serial interface, instructions as well as drivers and operating software are still available online.  This monochromator works great so I know the new owner will be very happy with it.
The MonoScan2000 is a computer-controlled scanning monochromator with a 300-700 nm wavelength range. It takes the MonoScan2000 only three seconds to scan from 300-700 nm. To scan only one nanometer takes about 15-20 milliseconds. The MonoScan2000 is compatible with all Ocean Optics spectrometers, light sources, accessories and optical fibers.
It can be used as a Tunable Light Source or Excitation for Fluorescence. In this setup, a broadband light source provides light via optical fiber to the MonoScan2000. You select a 2-to-3 nm bandpass in which the light passes before exiting the MonoScan, interacting with a sample and passing to a spectrometer. In this situation, the MonoScan takes the place of a filter. A scanning monochromator is better able to provide excitation intensity than a filter because of the monochromator’s ability to reject out-of-band illumination. Filters can provide adequate excitation intensity but at reduced optical transmittance because they typically have a wider bandpass. You often sacrifice dynamic range with filters.
A light source provides light via optical fiber to a sample, interacts with the sample, and sends light to the MonoScan2000. The monochromator captures the incoming light, transmits it via fiber to a single-element detector, such as a photodiode, one wavelength at a time. The MonoScan2000 allows a high optical throughput and provides an intense spectral signal. The MonoScan has the ability to scan through a wavelength range you select via software. Because the MonoScan has no slit, the diameter size of the optical fiber determines the optical resolution of the system. When using 200 µm fibers, for example, optical resolution is <3 nm (FWHM).  Thank you.