As Osram has released on its website, the company has developed a broadband infrared LED (IRLED) that emit a wide wavelength and with which it is possible to check how fresh supermarket food is. Next to food also the quality of medical tablets can be measured with the new IR LED package.

 

As Osram explained, near-infrared spectroscopy enables thins like the water, fat, sugar and protein content in food to be measured. If a defined light spectrum is directed towards the sample, it is possible to determine the presence and quantity of certain ingredients from the wavelength distribution of the reflected light.

 

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The LED package called Synios is only 0.6 mm high and has a particularly space-saving footprint of 2.75 mm x 2.0 mm which makes it ideal for use in smartphones. With the development of this package, Osram is therefore addressing the latest trends such as technology-based fitness monitoring and the gradual spread of electronic aids in the health sector.

 

As Osram furthermore explained, through to improved phosphor material, the intensity of light has been increased by 60 percent compared to the predecessor component. For end users this results in an improved signal-to-noise ratio and therefore for a simpler analysis of food and medicines.sm.