A spectrophotometer consists of a light source, diffraction grating, monochromator, and a detector , as shown below. The diffraction grating spreads this. A spectrometer (/ spɛkˈtrɒmɪtər /) is a scientific instrument used to separate and measure spectral components of a physical phenomenon. Spectrometer is a broad term often used to describe instruments that measure a continuous variable of a phenomenon where the spectral components are somehow. Generally, an optical spectrometer is an instrument which can be used for investigating wavelength -dependent properties of light, substances or objects; the term is rather broad: A spectrometer may be an instrument which can spatially separate spectral components of light, so that they can be. Spectrophotometers are used to analyze the optical properties of a sample by shining a beam of light into it. The transmittance of the sample is measured by a photosensitive detector or group of detectors, placed behind the sample.
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