MMS device
Spectrometer Modules

ZEISS MMS Series Miniature Footprint Spectrometer

The MMS family is a series of cost-efficient, miniaturized and robust spectrometers. This high-throughput spectrometers are equipped with a diode array detector for highest SNR, ideally suited for portable, process and OEM applications. The optical design ensures permanent calibration, thermal stability and long lifetime.

  • Small footprint
  • Outstanding repeatability
  • Low UV-VIS stray light
  • Long-term calibrated
  • Robust, athermal design
MMS device side view

MMS Spectrometer design

Features

ZEISS MMS modules feature a round-to-slit fiber converter for maximum throughput. The aberration-corrected holographic gratings ensure high diffraction efficiency and ultra-low stray light. MMS modules have linear photodiode arrays with large active area and very low noise, delivering highest SNR. Two options are available: S3904-256Q for high UV sensitivity or S8381-256Q for high NIR sensitivity.

MMS device back view

MMS Customized options

Your partner for OEM applications

  • Round-to-slit fiber converter with custom length SMA connector, optional solarization resistance
  • ZEISS gratings with different blaze wavelengths (225/335 nm)
  • Custom spectral coverage at 190 - 1100 nm
  • S3904-256Q/S8381-256Q for high UV/NIR sensitivity
  • Preamplifier board integrated into housing, can be omitted
  • Operating electronics with USB 2.0, 3.0/Ethernet
  • ZEISS Aspect Software or SDK
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MMS Applications

The versatile solution for process & quality monitoring

  • Water quality monitoring: drinking water, industrial monitoring
  • Color measurement: lighting, coatings, displays, printing
  • Fruit quality control: color, brix, acidity
  • Process metrology: paper web, surface coatings
  • Environmental monitoring: pollution monitoring, seawater, sewer systems
  • High pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Specifications

MMS UV UV-Spectroscopy, high resolution
MMS UV-VIS I UV-VIS Spectroscopy
MMS UV-VIS II UV-VIS Spectroscopy
MMS 1 UV-VIS enh. UV-NIR Spectroscopy,
UV-VIS sensitivity enhanced
MMS 1 NIR enh. UV-NIR Spectroscopy, NIR sensitivity enhanced

General

Spectral range

195 - 390 nm

190 - 720 nm  

250 - 780 nm

310 - 1100 nm

Spectral pixel pitch

0.8 nm/px

2.2 nm/px

3.3 nm/px

Resolution (FWHM)

3 nm

7 nm

10 nm

Stray light

< 0.3 % (@ 240 nm, NaI 10g/l)

< 0.3 % (@ 310 nm, NaNO2 50 g/l)

< 0.8% (@450 nm, GG 495)

< 0.2% (@650 nm, RG 695)

Wavelength accuracy

0.2 nm

0.2 nm

0.3 nm

Temperature drift

< 0.004 nm/K

< 0.006 nm/K

< 0.01 nm/K

Optical entrance

SMA with round-to-slit fiber converter (Ø 0.4 mm input, 70 x 1250 μm output)

SMA with round-to-slit fiber converter (Ø 0.5 mm input, 70 x 2500 μm output)

SMA with round-to-slit fiber converter (Ø 0.5 mm input, 70 x 2500 μm output)

Numerical aperture

0.22

0.22

0.22

Grating

flat-field, 1084 l/mm, blazed for 225 nm

flat-field, 366 l/mm, blazed for 225 nm

flat-field, 366 l/mm, blazed for 335 nm

Detector

Detector type

S 3904-256N (256 px)

S 3904-256Q (256 px)

S 3904-256Q (256 px)

S8381-256Q (256 px)

Pixel size

25 x 2500 μm

25 x 2500 μm

25 x 2500 μm

Signal/noise

11600

11600

11600

Electronics

Digitization

16-bit ADC

16-bit ADC

16-bit ADC

Integration time

> 0.3 ms

> 0.3 ms

> 0.3 ms

Interface

USB 2.0, 3.0 / Ethernet

USB 2.0, 3.0 / Ethernet

USB 2.0, 3.0 / Ethernet

Environmental/physical

Operating temperature

0… 65 °C

0… 65 °C

0… 65 °C

Dimensions L x W x H

70 x 60 x 40 mm3, fiber converter 240 mm length or custom

67 x 60 x 40 mm3, fiber converter 240 mm length or custom

70 x 50 x 40 mm3; fiber converter 240 mm length or custom

Downloads

ZEISS MMS spectrometer series

    • ZEISS MMS Series

      Monolithic Miniature Spectrometer

      Pages: 5
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    • ZEISS Spectrometer Modules

      Compendium of products, electronic components and software solutions

      Pages: 27
      File size: 2 MB
    • ZEISS MMS Dimensions

      Pages: 2
      File size: 2 MB

Operating electronics & software for ZEISS spectrometers

  • Operating electronics for spectrometers from ZEISS

    ZEISS offers custom tailored operating electronics for our MMS spectrometer modules. This includes the preamplifier, front-end and USB/Ethernet interface electronics. Besides, different software tools are provided: the acquisition & analysis software ASPECT PLUS or software development kits (SDK) for perfect integration in industrial environments.

  • Preamplifier electronics

    The preamplifier and the front end electronics are matched to the spectrometer module. Its task is the amplification of the low analog output signals of the detector array and the minimizing possible analog signal interference. The preamplifier board is integrated into the spectrometer housing. Furthermore, ZEISS offers a small-footprint MMS module without preamplifier board for OEM customers using their own electronics. We offer a cost-effective preamplifier board suitable for 15-bit front end electronics with 200 kpixel/s readout as well as fast preamplifier electronics suitable for 16-bit front end electronics with 1 Mpixel/s readout.

  • Front end electronics

    The front end electronics act as an adapter between the preamplifier and the interface electronics of a spectrometer system. They preprocesses the amplified analog video signal and perform the analog to digital conversion. The digitized values are then forwarded as a byte sequential data stream for the interface electronics. High dynamics and signal stability in the configurations used are achieved thanks to quartz-precision timing and integrated filtering of supply voltages. ZEISS MMS spectrometers are available with fast 16-bit front end electronics with 1 Mpixel/s readout or cost-sensitive 15-bit front end electronics with 200 kpixel/s readout speed.

  • High-speed interface electronics

    ZEISS provides high-speed digital spectral data acquisition controllers with PCI, USB 2.0/3.0 and Ethernet interfaces for PC communication. The interface electronics board thereby acts as a connecting piece between the front end electronics and the PC. The 10/100 Base-T Ethernet interface is recommended for long distance communication and is ideally suited for distributed systems and decentralized monitoring.

  • ZEISS software solutions

    ZEISS provides different software tools to meet spectroscopic analysis and automation needs. A convenient solution is provided by the ready-to-use ASPECT PLUS software package. Running under MS Windows, it easily enables the acquisition and analysis of spectral data. Furthermore, we offer Software Development Kits (SDK) consisting of programming libraries allowing maximum flexibility for user-specific applications.

    The Aspect PLUS software for acquisition and analysis of spectra with clear graphical interface runs on the latest Window versions and controls ZEISS spectrometers. Functions as spectra display, data handling routines, kinetics and calculation of concentrations or color and film-thickness evaluation modules are implemented.

    OSIS SDK is a software development kit to support development of software applications for ZEISS spectrometers. There are several ways to create an application from scratch using one of the provided templates. It is also possible to add OSIS SDK to your existing projects using NuGet packages. The 32/64 bit SDK and the underlying OSIS Framework are based on .NET Standard 2.0 and are not limited to a specific platform or architecture.

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