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Raman Plugin for Thorlabs ThorSpectra Software


The Raman Plugin for Thorlabs ThorSpectra Software is used to operate Thorlabs Coded-Aperture Raman Spectrometers: RASP1 and RASP2, as well as Raman Spectroscopy Kits RSB1 and RSB1/M, within Graphical User Interface of the ThorSpectra Software.

This software installs into Plugin directory of the ThorSpectra, dependencies are installed into its root directory. This is typically "C:/Program Files/Thorlabs/ThorSpectra". 

The calibration data are stored into Local Application Data directory of the OS Windows User. This is typically "%LOCALAPPDATA%/Thorlabs/ThorRaman".

This software uses the same Raman instrument Driver as Thorlabs ThorRaman Software, which in turn provides Measurement History and Mixture Analysis functionality and additionally includes Thorlabs Example Raman Library of version 1 for quick start of Raman measurements.


LICENSE

The Raman Plugin for Thorlabs ThorSpectra Software is Copyright © 2025, Thorlabs GmbH. For license details please see file License file in the applications installation directory.

This software is using parts of the following libraries:
-	Thorlabs USB Camera Driver, which is Copyright © 2017, Thorlabs Scientific Imaging;
-	Thorlabs ThorSpectra FTSLib library, which is Copyright © 2024, Thorlabs Sweden;
-	Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 under MIT license;
-	Microsoft C and C++ (MSVC) runtime libraries under Microsoft EULA license.



SUPPORTED PLATFORMS

This software was verified with the Microsoft OS Windows 10, 64-bit version and Windows 11.