Spectroscopy Applications
Explore how researchers, manufacturers, and quality-control laboratories use StellarNet spectrometers to solve real-world measurement challenges. Our compact UV-Vis, VIS-NIR, NIR, and Raman spectroscopy systems support applications across food safety, pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, thin films, biomedical research, environmental monitoring, industrial process analysis, radiometry, and space science.
Browse the application areas below to discover customer research, technical articles, spectroscopy methods, and practical solutions for absorbance, transmission, reflectance, fluorescence, Raman, radiometric, and chemometric analysis.
Key Application Areas
Food Safety & Quality
Advanced & quantum materials
Thin Films & Optical Coatings
Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals
Biomedical & Life Sciences
Environmental & Microplastics
Industrial & Process Analysis
Lighting, Displays & Radiometry
Featured Spectroscopy Application –
Astronomy, Space & Remote Sensing
Astronomy spectroscopy gives researchers a way to study light from objects and environments far beyond the laboratory. StellarNet systems support astronomical spectroscopy for research into stars, planets, meteors, and atmospheric phenomena. Spectral measurements can reveal information that cannot be seen through imaging alone. Compact instruments also open new possibilities for space spectroscopy and CubeSat missions where size and flexibility matter. From meteor and aurora research to remote sensing and educational astronomy, StellarNet provides accessible spectroscopy tools for exploring our planet and the universe beyond it.
Astronomy, Space & Remote Sensing
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The role of Nd3+ concentration in the modulation of the thermometric performance of Stokes/anti-Stokes luminescence thermometer in NaYF4:Nd3+
K. Maciejewska & L. Marciniak  Published: 10 January 2023AbstractThe growing popularity of luminescence thermometry observed in recent years is related to the high application potential of this...
Blue Light Sensing BlsA-Mediated Modulation of Meropenem Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter baumannii
Jihye Yang, Sohyeon Yun, Woojun Park  Published: 9 January 2023 | BacteriologyAbstractThe presence or absence of BlsA, a protein with a blue light-sensing flavin domain in the genomes of...
Potential Neuroprotective Role of Calretinin-N18 and Calbindin-D28k in the Retina of Adult Zebrafish Exposed to Different Wavelength Lights
Caterina Porcino, Marilena Briglia, Marialuisa Aragona, Kamel Mhalhel, Rosaria LaurĂ , Maria Levanti, Francesco Abbate, Giuseppe Montalbano, Germana GermanĂ , Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Alessandro Meduri,...
Custom Application Spotlight- Optical Transmission of Plastic Bottles for Pharmaceutical and other Light Sensitive Products
In this Custom Application Spotlight, we describe a recent case study of a manufacturer of Plastic Bottles used for packaging pharmaceuticals and other light sensitive products. StellarNet not only...
Quality Control Kitchen: Autumn Spice Spectroscopy
This autumn season at StellarNet, we're using spectroscopy to analyze the quality of popular autumn spices. These spices capture the essence of autumn with their warm, earthy, and sweet flavors that...
The X-Files of Spectroscopy Halloween Special
Using Spectroscopy to Solve Supernatural Mysteries👽 In this year's Halloween Special, see how the StellarNet X-Files team is fighting the supernatural with spectroscopy. ALL 5 EPISODES ARE...





