Sciencetech’s Xenon Arc Lamp Light Sources are cost effective, versatile, complete solutions for your illumination requirements. All Sciencetech light sources are plug-and-play systems and can be easily adapted towards various test environments. We specialize in manufacturing low to high powered xenon arc lamp sources which come as fully operable system. These systems consist of the xenon arc lamp, lamp housing, power supply and all required optics.
Sciencetech offers a selection of light sources in varying wattages of xenon lamps and other optical characteristics. Xenon short arc lamps are hight-pressure discharge lamps. These lamps are especially suitable for optical applications because of their high radiance and luminance.
Our light sources typically include the xenon (Xe) short arc lamp mounted in a housing with a back reflector, condensing/coupling optics, a power supply and all the necessary cables, software and hardware. Other accessory items can be provided depending on your application.
Xenon lamps are filled with pure xenon gas at a very high pressure. These lamps provide a wider range of wavelengths, emitting at a high and relatively constant light flux from the UV, through the visible to the IR wavelengths. Sciencetech provides two types of xenon lamps depending on your applications.
Standard Xenon Lamps. Standard xenon lamp bulb envelope is manufactured with a UV transmitting quartz envelope doped with oxides to minimize the ultraviolet (UV) emission below 220 nm. Sciencetech light sources and solar simulators normally come equipped with these standard xenon short arc lamps.
UV enriched Xenon lamps. UV enriched xenon lamps are recommended if a high output is required in the 180 nm to 220 nm region of the spectrum. These xenon lamps use synthetic quartz envelopes that transmit light in low wavelengths below 220nm. Ozone is generated when oxygen in the surrounding air is optically excited by wavelengths less than 220nm.
Depending on the type of output beam required, we can provide three main variations of xenon arc lamp light source models. You can select from one of our convenient packages or contact us to further discuss on changing the elements as required.
To determine the right equipment, first let’s identify the type of the output beam required for your application. Below are the three main varieties of lamp houses offered at Sciencetech. These lamp houses are designed to operate in a vertical or horizontal mode, and come with base plates for both orientations included. In the configuration section below, choose the housing based on the reflector type.
The lamp house includes a spherical back reflector. With the accompanying refractive optics (lenses) used, this lamp house can produce high quality.
Collimated beams or Focused beams
The lamp house includes an elliptical back reflector. These lamp houses provide a focused beam spot with highly efficient light collection and optimal light transfer capability.
The lamp house includes a parabolic back reflector. This lamp house provides a collimated output with efficient light collection capabilities without the need add lenses/ refractive optics.