Instrumental Requirements for Accurate Analysis of Optical Components: A comparison of the PerkinElmer 983 Dispersive Spectrometer and the Frontier Optica FT-IR Spectrometer

This application note describes the direct comparison between PerkinElmer’s 983 Dispersive Spectrometer and their Frontier Optica FT-IR Spectrometer. It shows that the development of the Frontier™ Optica™ has addressed the sources of error in measurement typical of challenging optical materials with standard FT-IR instruments. The resulting improved performance is demonstrated by both the verification carried out internally to PerkinElmer, and also by that carried out by an external test laboratory.