Minerva Engineering Launches in South Korea

Minerva Engineering, a specialized provider of microspectroscopy instruments and systems, has debuted as an independent company. Minerva Engineering's technology supports nondestructive testing at micro- to submicron scales, with solutions designed to handle microscopic samples across the UV-visible-NIR range.

Minerva Engineering’s Cobalt Dragon microspectroscopy system. Courtesy of Minerva Engineering.

Minerva’s product lineup includes the Azure Dragon, Cobalt Dragon, Ruby Dragon, Jade Dragon, and Coal Dragon instruments, each tailored for specific sample sizes, measurement modalities, and application domains. These systems are engineered to perform absorbance, reflectance, fluorescence, luminescence, polarization, and thin-film thickness analysis, and optionally incorporate confocal Raman spectroscopy and automated 5D spectral mapping.

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Based in Incheon, South Korea, Minerva Engineering aims to serve a global market, including research and industry. Its offerings support applications in materials science, semiconductors, display technology, life sciences, energy, and optical coatings.

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Published: November 2025

Glossary

absorbance: The natural log of the ratio of absorbed intensity over the total intensity which gives a constant value assuming a stable volume as well as energy. In optical physics the absorbance may be defined as the absorption cross section multiplied by the absorbing material length.
reflectance: The ratio of reflected flux to incident flux. Unless otherwise specified, the total reflectance is meant; it is sometimes convenient to divide this into the sum of the specular and the diffuse reflectance.
fluorescence: Fluorescence is a type of luminescence, which is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. Specifically, fluorescence involves the absorption of light at one wavelength and the subsequent re-emission of light at a longer wavelength. The emitted light occurs almost instantaneously and ceases when the excitation light source is removed. Key characteristics of fluorescence include: Excitation and emission wavelengths: Fluorescent materials...
luminescence: Luminescence is the emission of light that occurs without the involved substance undergoing a significant increase in temperature. In other words, it is the production and emission of light by a material or substance, often as a result of electronic, molecular, or atomic transitions. Luminescence is a broad term that encompasses various phenomena, including fluorescence, phosphorescence, chemiluminescence, and bioluminescence: Fluorescence: In fluorescence, a substance absorbs light...
polarization: Polarization refers to the orientation of oscillations in a transverse wave, such as light waves, radio waves, or other electromagnetic waves. In simpler terms, it describes the direction in which the electric field vector of a wave vibrates. Understanding polarization is important in various fields, including optics, telecommunications, and physics. Key points about polarization: Transverse waves: Polarization is a concept associated with transverse waves, where the oscillations occur...
optical coatings: Optical coatings are thin layers of materials applied to optical components, such as lenses, mirrors, filters, and prisms, to modify their reflective and transmissive properties. These coatings are designed to enhance the performance of optical systems by controlling the way light interacts with the surfaces of the components. The primary purposes of optical coatings include: Antireflection coating: This type of coating is designed to reduce reflections from the surfaces of optical...

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