AbstractThe performances of a multiplexed near‐infrared (NIR) germanium detector and of a InGaAs photodiode‐array detector are reported. Their use with an Nd: YAG laser at 1.064 μm to obtain high‐quality fluorescence‐free Raman spectra of micro‐samples is illustrated. A comparison with Fourier transform Raman spectra of much larger samples demonstrates that NIR multi‐channel Raman spectroscopy is competitive for fluorescence‐free measurement of