Surface Optics Corporation products

Coupled to the Thermo Scientific™ Nicolet™ iS50 FTIR Spectrometer, the SOC-100 provides polarized, angular diffuse reflectance measurements from 8° to 80° incident angles, for the entire spectral region covered by the FTIR. The spectral region is nominally 2.0 to 25.0 μm using the standard FTIR optics, and can be extended to 200 μm using mid-/far-IR optics.

The SOC-210 Bidirectional Reflectometer is a precision laboratory instrument designed for mapping bidirectional reflectance distribution functions (BRDF) of surfaces, paints, coatings, liquids, and particles.

The ET-100 measures directional reflectance at six bands in the thermal infrared spectral region at two incidence angles, 20° and 60°. Based on those values, directional and total hemispherical emissivity is calculated. It is a real portable battery powered reflectometer controlled by a built in PDA type computer. The ET-100 is a handy tool for radiative heat transfer applications including field inspections. To perform measurements the unit is placed against the surface to be tested and the trigger is pressed to record the data. It takes about seven seconds to take a measurement. In the Calibration screen the ET-100 is calibrated with a specular gold coupon measured in reference to a coupon measured by NIST.

The ET-10 answers the long standing need for the measurement of emissivity as an entry parameter for infrared cameras involved in measurements of temperature. Advanced infrared cameras require the input of an emissivity value for accurate temperature calculations. The emissivity values obtained from tables can be far from real, leading to large temperature uncertainties. The ET-10 measures emissivity values in two of the most commonly used spectral regions, 3 to 5 and 8 to 12 microns. It can be used in the lab or in the field and on small or large objects. With the ET-10 you can measure emissivity of any surface in just a few seconds.