Functional Photonics

ZiNIR Ltd is a technology development company specialising in translating leading photonics research into useful, flexible products for industry & academia.

The company develops rugged, hand-held spectrophotometers and provides insightful data analysis in the near infrared region. We can provide non-specialist users with fast, rich information about the identity of chemicals and the condition of materials. Previous and current projects include:

• identification of substances with a National Measurement Institute
• soil contamination with environmental consultants
• degradation of materials with an engineering firm

ZiNIR's light source division, AlphaBright, provides intense, highly efficient broadband light sources in the VIS-NIR region for spectroscopy and illumination applications. AlphaBright is specifically optimised to work with ND or bandpass filters which can be inserted without distorting the optical path.

ZiNIR's current research and development interests lie in the design of solid state spectrometers, detectors and light sources.