1992年美国科学家Mike Morris博士发明了世界上第一台微型光纤光谱仪S1000型，它将光谱仪的大小缩小了几十倍，价格降低了十几倍。从此，光谱仪走出了实验室，便携或手持设备出现在需要检测的任何现场，工业在线监控。模块化的微型光谱仪同时带动光源和适合各种应用的采样部件的快速发展，可以像乐高积木一样灵活搭建成各种基于光谱测量的应用系统。

　　1992 American scientist Mike Morris invented the world's first micro fiber spectrometer S1000, it will reduce the size of the spectrometer dozens of times, the price has been reduced by more than ten times. Since then, the spectrometer out of the laboratory, portable or handheld devices appear in any field that needs to be detected, industrial online monitoring. The modular micro spectrometer simultaneously drives the light source and is suitable for each kind of application the sampling component rapid development, may be constructed the various spectrum measurement application system as the Lego building blocks.

　　图1 世界上第一台微型光纤光谱仪发明人，海洋光学公司的奠基人Mike Morris博士

　　Figure 1 the world's first micro fiber spectrometer inventor, Dr. Mike Morris, founder of Ocean Optics Company

　　图2 世界上第一台微型光纤光谱仪S1000

　　Figure 2 the world's first micro fiber spectrometer S1000

　　海洋光学不仅发明了世界上第一台微型光谱仪，而且为了响应市场不断提出的各种需求，依靠技术创新，始终引领市场，推出一个又一个具有里程碑意义的产品。

　　Ocean optics not only invented the world's first micro spectrometer, and to put forward market demand response, rely on technological innovation, always lead the market, launched a product has milepost significance.

　　2000年推出USB2000系列产品，由于其“即插即用”的便利性和优异的性价比，成为迄今为止微型光谱仪历史上销售最多的一款产品。

　　2000 launch of the USB2000 series of products, due to its plug and play convenience and excellent price performance, so far the history of the largest sales of micro spectrometer a product.

　　微型光谱仪的分辨率还能更高一些吗?

　　Can the resolution of the micro spectrometer be higher?

　　2006年出现第一款高分辨率微型光谱仪HR2000，采用最新光学系统设计，使得最高分辨率达到0.02nm。

　　2006 the first high-resolution micro spectrometer HR2000, using the latest optical system design, making the maximum resolution of 0.02nm.

　　图3 登陆火星的“探索者“上最重要的分析仪器LIBS系统，就使用了海洋光学高分辨率的微型光谱仪。

　　Analysis instrument LIBS system the most important "Explorer" figure 3 landing on Mars, using ocean optics high resolution micro spectrometer.

　　微型光谱仪的信噪比还能更高一些吗?

　　Can the signal to noise ratio of the micro spectrometer be higher?

　　2007年出现第一款高信噪比的微型光谱仪——QE科研级光谱仪。QE采用背面减薄和背照射CCD使吸收光子转化为光电子的量子效率提高达92%，采用最新的读出技术，增强信号。采用对探测器制冷降低噪声。信噪比达到1000:1。

　　In 2007, the first micro spectrometer with high signal-to-noise ratio (QE) was developed. QE uses backside thinning and back illuminated CCD to improve the quantum efficiency of the conversion of absorbed photons into photoelectrons by up to 92%, using the latest readout technique to enhance the signal. Using detectors to reduce noise. Signal to noise ratio reached 1000:1.

　　图4 2010年美国宇航局月球探测器上的核心仪器就采用了基于QE研发的微型光谱仪

　　Figure 42010 NASA's lunar probe core instruments on the use of QE based on the development of micro spectrometer

　　微型光谱仪可以工作在更深紫外波段吗?

　　Can a micro spectrometer work in a deeper UV band?

　　2008年出现第一款高性能紫外/可见波段的微型光谱仪——MAYA，将微型光谱仪的工作波段在短波方向推进到190nm，在充氮气条件下甚至可以工作在150nm的深紫外波段。

　　In 2008 the first high performance ultraviolet / visible spectrometer MAYA, working wavelength of the micro spectrometer in the short wave direction to 190nm, can even work in the deep ultraviolet band 150nm in nitrogen conditions.

　　微型光谱仪可以工作在近红外波段吗?

　　Can the micro spectrometer work in the near infrared band?

　　-2009年出现第一款工作在近红外波段的微型光谱仪，采用基于迈克尔逊干涉仪的傅里叶变换技术。

　　In -2009, the first micro spectrometer operating in the near infrared band, using Fu Liye transform based on the Michelson interferometer.

　　-2010年出现第一款近红外波段的微型光谱仪，采用光栅分光，InGaAs线阵探测器，将微型光谱仪的工作波段在长波方向推进到2500nm。

　　In -2010, the first near-infrared spectrometer was used, and the wavelength of the micro spectrometer was extended to 2500nm in the long wave direction by using grating and InGaAs linear array detector.

　　图5 近红外微型光谱仪用于大豆榨油厂生产线检测大豆的组分

　　Figure 5 near infrared spectrometer for detection of soybean soybean oil factory production line components

　　对于测量荧光，拉曼等微弱信号的用户希望提高微型光谱仪的响应率

　　For the measurement of fluorescence, Raman and other weak signal users want to improve the response rate of micro spectrometer

　　2013年出现高响应率的光谱仪——Ventana，它采用了衍射效率高达90%的全息透射体光栅，大大提高了仪器的灵敏度。

　　In 2013, a high responsivity spectrometer, Ventana, was developed, which uses a holographic transmission grating with a diffraction efficiency of up to 90%, which greatly improves the sensitivity of the instrument.

　　为了满足手持式光谱应用的要求，微型光谱仪还能做得更小吗?

　　In order to meet the requirements of handheld spectrum applications, micro spectrometer can be done even smaller?

　　-2011年出现第一款世界上最小的光谱仪STS，如此小的光谱仪，分辨率居然可以达到1.5nm! 把光谱仪“挤压”到如此之小，大家不再会怀疑“微型光谱仪是新一代的光学传感器”这个论断吧。

　　The first paragraph of the world's smallest -2011 spectrometer spectrometer STS years, so small, even the resolution can reach 1.5nm! The spectrometer "squeeze" to so small, you will no longer be suspected of "micro spectrometer optical sensor is" a new generation of this assertion.

　　图6当时最小的光谱仪STS

　　Figure 6 the smallest spectrometer STS

　　- 2015年海洋光学推出了体积更小的光谱仪——Spark系列，不再采用光栅分光，而是采用线性可变滤光片技术。

　　- in 2015, ocean optics introduced a smaller spectrometer, the Spark series, which no longer uses a grating, but a linear variable filter technique.

　　图7 采用线性可变滤光片技术的更小的光谱仪

　　Figure 7 a smaller spectrometer using a linear variable filter technique

　　2015年海洋光学又率先在业界使用机器人生产的Flame系列微型光谱仪，大大提高产品的一致性，从此微型光谱仪的生产进入了自动化生产时代!

　　In 2015, ocean optics took the lead in using the Flame series micro spectrometer produced by the robot in the industry, which greatly improved the consistency of the product!

　　光谱仪只是一个光谱采集的模块，任何光谱应用的解决方案，如果没有配套的光源，采样部件是无法工作的。20多年来业界在满足成千上万个光谱应用的过程中，发展了各种配套的微型光源模块，数以千计的包括探头，光纤，比色皿，采样部件，操作软件。一定不要低估它们在拓展微型光谱仪应用方面的作用。

　　The spectrometer is only a spectral acquisition module for any spectral application solution, if there is no matching light source, the sampling part is not working. Over the past 20 years, the industry has been able to meet the needs of tens of thousands of spectrum applications, the development of a variety of supporting micro light source modules, including thousands of probes, optical fiber, cuvette, sampling components, operating software. Do not underestimate their role in the development of micro spectrometer applications.

　　图9 与微型光谱仪配套的各种光源，探头，采样模块