Plastic spectrometers are devices designed to analyze and measure the properties of light in various wavelengths. Initial studies into their feasibility began. A multinational research team, including engineers from the University of Cambridge and Zhejiang University, has developed a breakthrough in miniaturised spectrometer technology that could dramatically expand the accessibility and functionality of spectral imaging in everyday devices. Broadly speaking, an. The working principle of the Plastic Scanner is Near Infrared Spectroscopy. When light passes through a sample, the molecules in the sample absorb some of it, and the rest passes through.