News|Webcasts|September 18, 2026

Swap Accessories, Not Instruments: One LAMBDA® 1050+ Platform for Every Advanced Material

Author(s)PerkinElmer

Webinar Date/Time: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

Advanced materials: powders, films, coatings, solids; each demand a matched measurement geometry for accurate data. Join PerkinElmer to see how the LAMBDA® 1050+ covers that range on one platform, with a live accessory demo.

Register Free: https://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spec_w/accessories

Event Overview:

This webinar shows how the PerkinElmer LAMBDA® 1050+ UV/Vis/NIR meets these requirements through a modular, swappable accessory range built on one high-performance optical platform: direct detector modules for high-throughput transmission and low-noise measurement of clear samples; integrating spheres for total and diffuse reflectance and transmittance on scattering solids, powders, and films; the Total Absolute Measurement System (TAMS) for absolute reflectance and transmittance as a function of angle and polarization; and the General Purpose Optical Bench for custom sample geometries and non-standard experimental setups.

The session closes with a live, hands-on demonstration at the instrument: swapping from a direct detector module to an integrating sphere, for diffuse reflectance measurement of semiconductor material.

Key Learning Objectives

  • How to make reliable measurements on novel advanced materials with the PerkinElmer high-performance LAMBDA UV/Vis/NIR systems
  • How to measure a range of sample types using swappable accessory modules
  • How to run streamlined measurement workflows for semiconductor analysis, including powder samples

Who Should Attend

  • Researchers of both Public (Government) and Private (Higher Education) institutes
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Speaker:

Valentina Paolucci, Dr., Sr. Application Scientist, PerkinElmer
Valentina works on the Molecular Spectroscopy Portfolio at PerkinElmer. She received her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Copenhagen and, before joining PerkinElmer, worked across various industries as Development Leader and Technical Sales Specialist supporting customers with material application and process issues. She has expertise in molecular spectroscopy, microscopy and chromatography for the analytical characterization of nanomaterials, textile and metallurgic materials.

Cat Saunders, Dr., Product Manager, UV-Vis, PerkinElmer
Cat is the UV-Vis Product Manager at PerkinElmer. With a PhD from Imperial College London developing advanced spectroscopic methods for novel material analysis, and experience developing new analytical instruments, she now manages the UV-Vis, UV-Vis-NIR and Fluorescence product lines at PerkinElmer. Her technical expertise is in nanomaterials for energy and biomedical applications.

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