Hyperspectral imaging sensors

Headwall’s Hyperspec VIS family of integrated hyperspectral imaging sensors for the 380 to 825 nm spectral range are designed for spectral sensing and chemical imaging. Hyperspectral imaging is used for mission-critical applications ranging from process monitoring to moving webs of product across conveyor lines where precise colour measurement is critical to the application.

The Hyperspec imaging spectrometer family is built on a totally reflective concentric, f/2.0 optical design and optimised for imaging in harsh environments. All Hyperspec instruments are based on Headwall’s aberration-corrected, imaging design which features the company’s high-efficiency holographic diffraction gratings.

In order to minimise stray light and aberrations, transmissive optical components are not used within the imaging spectrometer. The platform is further enhanced by a telecentric optical input design which enables quality spectral and spatial imaging.

The Hyperspec VIS imaging spectrometer is available in four configurations, each model providing different capabilities to support application requirements.

Applications include machine vision, moving webs of product, colour measurement, remote sensing and analysis industries such as pulp and paper, textiles, food and beverage, waste recycling and sorting, sand photovoltaic/semiconductor manufacturing.