Monitoring Bioprocesses with Raman Spectroscopy

Our annual article in Spectroscopy‘s June Raman supplement for 2024 shows how affordable, reliable Raman instruments can be combined with intuitive AI-driven software to achieve noninvasive process monitoring in bioreactors. Fermentation has long been essential for producing foods like beer, wine, and bread. Modern biotechnology now uses genetically modified microorganisms to […]

Improving Wavefront in Astronomy Gratings with MRF

Volume phase holographic gratings (VPHGs) manufactured with dichromated gelatin (DCG) have become a staple of astronomical spectrograph design due to their high first order diffraction efficiency, low stray light, and high index modulation, which enables wide spectral bandwidths and angular tuning. At SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024, we gave […]

Press Release: X Series for Raman Spectroscopy

Morrisville, NC – January 19, 2024 – Wasatch Photonics is excited to announce its new flagship line of compact Raman spectrometers and systems. The WP Raman X series is the most powerful, comprehensive compact Raman product line ever created, with superior sensitivity and flexibility to serve the needs of researchers […]

Raman Spectroscopy can make diagnostic dreams a reality

Recent technological developments and falling prices of Raman spectrometers have enabled it to become a viable technique for an increasing number of fields and applications, including use in the biomedical and biochemical fields. In this Electro Optics article, Raman to Make Diagnostic Dreams a Reality, author David Stewart discusses with […]

Multiplexed Bacteria Identification with SERS

The article “Rapid, Portable Pathogen Detection with Multiplexed SERS-based Nanosensors” featured in Spectroscopy Magazine details a novel assay using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) as a rapid, accurate and portable diagnostic tool to identify the cause of bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance rates are rising for many common pathogens, putting added pressure […]

Getting a good fingerprint via Raman spectra

We are delighted to share that the January 2023 issue of Laser Focus World magazine will feature an article written by our own Cicely Rathmell, VP of Marketing, and Senior Staff Scientist, Dr. Dieter Bingemann. Getting a good fingerprint via Raman spectra details how variability in Raman spectra can be […]

Press Release: Wasatch Photonics Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation

LOGAN, UT – December 15, 2022 – Wasatch Photonics is proud to celebrate its 20th anniversary of helping customers develop new applications of light. Founded in 2002, the company designs and manufactures high efficiency transmission gratings for spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography (OCT), astronomy, and pulse compression, as well as spectrometers […]

Advancements in Diffraction Gratings for Smaller Spectrometers

Trends toward smaller spectrometers are pushing the boundaries of conventional diffraction gratings for increased performance. In this Photonics Spectra article, Advancements in Diffraction Gratings Aim to Change the Rules, Contributing Editor, Hank Hogan, discusses the role diffraction gratings have played in enabling the increasing trend towards smaller spectrometers, which calls […]

CWMD Consortium Membership

As of June 2022, Wasatch Photonics is proud to be an accepted member of the CWMD Consortium (Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction), an organization focused on reducing, eliminating, countering, surviving, and mitigating the effects of WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) threats. The CWMD Consortium supports companies developing new technologies related […]