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The CRi Abrio (formerly, LC-PolScope) Macro imaging system is a quantitative birefringence imaging instrument designed to allow quick and easy measurement of stress and structure in transparent materials.  Abrio technology opens the door to the world of birefringence imaging and allows accurate measurements of retardance magnitude and orientation at every pixel within seconds.
 

Features and Benefits:

  • Quantitative retardance data per pixel
  • Easy-to-use, interactive software
  • Fast image acquisition (<3 seconds per image)
  • Retardance sensitivity to 0.02 nm
  • Turnkey system

Specification:
Optical:  
    Modes of Operation:   Transmission or Reflection
    Retardance Sensitivity:    0.02 nm
    Wavelength:   546 nm
    Spatial Resolution:       Unaffected
    Optical coupler   0.45x to 0.65x
Image Acquisition:  
    CCD Chip dimensions:   1/2 inch diagonal
    Image Size:   640 by 480 pixels, 256 gray levels
    Pixel dimensions:   9.8 by 8.4 μm
Modulation Technology:   Liquid Crystal Modulator
OPTIONS:   Microscope, Custom Wavelengths
APPLICATIONS:   glass, optical materials, fibers, polymers and coated metals
 


      Abrio Brochure
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