Specto Photonics: Chemical, structural and mechanical analysis in a single optical measurement

Specto Photonics and international research partners have developed a multimodal spectroscopy platform that measures these properties from the same voxel of laser light, without touching or labelling the sample. The method captures the full vibrational spectrum, combining Brillouin, ultra-low-frequency Raman and conventional Raman signals to provide a more complete view of the material.

SpectoPhotonics: Celebrating 10 years since the capture of one of the very first images of living cells with Brillouin microscopy

The study, Biomechanics of subcellular structures by non-invasive Brillouin microscopy, published in Nature Scientific Reports 15 November 2016, revealed the biomechanics of intracellular structures, such as the intracellular envelope and the enclosed nucleoli, that were previously unknown, further showing how these compartments respond to external chemical stimuli.

Specto Photonics: Presenting ALBA, a fully integrated on-chip Brillouin spectrometer

The 9th International BioBrillouin Conference in Berlin, in November 2025, marked an important milestone for Specto Photonics: the official launch of ALBA – a fully integrated on-chip Brillouin spectrometer.

Specto Photonics High-rejection Birefringent-Induced Phase Delay (BIPD) filter: the ideal solution to perform Brillouin spectroscopy even in extremely turbid samples

Brillouin spectroscopy faces challenging detection capability due to strong and unavoidable elastic background light arising from specular reflections and Rayleigh scattering. This background typically overcomes the weak Brillouin peaks, limiting the spectral investigation to samples that are mostly semi-transparent.

Specto Photonics' proprietary Birefringent-Induced Phase Delay (BIPD) filter provides a simple and effective solution to suppress extremely high levels of elastic background light to enable the acquisition of the Brillouin light spectrum.

Specto Photonics: Spectroscopy Solutions for Mechanobiology

Specto Photonics has a big ambition: make Brillouin Spectroscopy accessible to everyone

To accomplish this goal, Specto Photonics develops and commercialises the next-generation miniaturised Brillouin spectrometers. This technology enables to optically retrieve viscoelastic properties in the volume of biological organisms with micron-size resolution. Lastek is delighted to be appointed exclusive distributor for Specto Photonics products in Australia and New Zealand.

Specto Photonics: Spectroscopy Solutions for Mechanobiology

Specto Photonics has a big ambition: make Brillouin Spectroscopy accessible to everyone

To accomplish this goal, Specto Photonics develops and commercialises the next-generation miniaturised Brillouin spectrometers. This technology enables to optically retrieve viscoelastic properties in the volume of biological organisms with micron-size resolution. Lastek is delighted to be appointed exclusive distributor for Specto Photonics products in Australia and New Zealand.