The Advanced Multi-purpose USB Radiometer (AMOUR) is a high-speed USB Radiometer for research and engineering in the laboratory or field. The instrument is very versatile as the user can select different front-optics (e.g., for measuring irradiance, scalar irradiance, radiance) and different spectral responses (e.g., narrow band, wide band, PAR). The instrument is relatively inexpensive, small, and convenient because it directly connects to your PC via USB. The dynamic range of the instrument covers more than 10 orders of magnitude. It incorporates Biospherical Instruments' microradiometer technology, which was developed under a NASA SBIR grant.
Applications
Algal growth chambers/photosynthetron illumination
Fluorescence detection
Illumination studies
LED testing
Optical hazard detection
Solar irradiance (insolation)
... and more
Measurement Geometries
Irradiance
Scalar Irradiance
Radiance
Coupling to optical fibers with SMA connector
Spectral responses
Narrow band (not available for scalar irradiance)
UV
Blue-light hazard
High-energy visible light
PAR
Photopic response
Wide band
Detection limit and saturation
AMOUR sensors have a large dynamic range. Detection limit and saturation levels at 1 Hz for various configurations are provided below.
| Irradiance, 313 nm | 6.90E-06 | 3.62E+05 | μW/(cm² nm) | 5.2E+10 |
| Irradiance, 490 nm | 1.16E-06 | 6.81E+04 | μW/(cm² nm) | 5.9E+10 |
| Irradiance, PAR nm | 1.09E-10 | 5.7 | μE/(cm² s) | 5.2E+10 |
| Scalar, 313 nm | 6.30E-02 | 4.15E+09 | μW/(cm² nm) | 6.6E+10 |
| Scalar, 490 nm | 1.98E-05 | 1.04E+06 | μW/(cm² nm) | 5.2E+10 |
| Scalar, PAR nm | 1.11E-09 | 58.5 | μE/(cm² s) | 5.2E+10 |
| Radiance, 313 nm | 4.93E-07 | 2.96E+04 | μW/(cm² nm sr) | 6.0E+10 |
| Radiance, 490 nm | 1.41E-07 | 8510 | μW/(cm² nm sr) | 6.0E+10 |
| Radiance, PAR nm | 1.31E-11 | 0.79 | μE/(cm² s sr) | 6.0E+10 |