OpenRAMAN is an open-source, 100% free, Raman Spectrometer designed by professional optical engineers to bring Raman spectroscopy to your lab at the lowest cost without sacrificing on performances.
We currently offer the spectrometer in a Starter Edition version designed for teaching Raman spectroscopy and a Performance Edition version which achieves a tested 12 cm-1 resolution at low costs.
All the CAD files and software source code are given under a FSF-recognized open-source license ensuring that the work benefits to the community only. No profit is generated by OpenRAMAN and all donations are reinvested in the project.
One of the main reasons I started the OpenRAMAN project was to enable amateur chemists and students to validate synthesis they used in their home/pet projects. Without metrology instruments, it is impossible to perform science Read more…
A few months ago I presented the Spectrum Analyzer Suite software with its semi-automated, robust, calibration technology. I’m now taking the occasion of a few days off to detail the algorithm I used there. I Read more…
Event monitoring is a key feature in debugging applications and should be implemented from the start in your C++ programs. It will later help you discovering the origin of errors when deploying your software to Read more…
I recently had the occasion to measure the efficiency of the spectrometer part of the OpenRAMAN setup using a calibrated powermeter (Thorlabs PM100D) at the office and I’m therefore taking the occasion to create a Read more…
One of the main reasons I started working on Raman spectroscopy was the ability to actually observe what was going on during a reaction. Some folk told me one day that chemistry was all about Read more…