Über Tuner™ Broad Tuning Pulsed Lasers
Daylight Solutions is proud to announce the Über Tuner™ series of broadly tunable ECqcL™ (External Cavity quantum cascade Lasers). These pulsed lasers allow unprecedented access to high-brightness coherent light in the mid-IR. We now offer up to 250 cm-1 or 1.6 µm of tunability in a single package with narrow linewidth and easy tunability. The Über Tuner™ also offers higher powers – up to 400 mW and even more with the high-power option.
The broad tuning of the Über Tuner™ series lasers are just right for sensing and stand-off detection experiments as well as solid and liquid phase spectroscopy and imaging. Daylight Solutions - The source for all applications in the Mid-IR.
The broad tuning of the Über Tuner™ series lasers are just right for sensing and stand-off detection experiments as well as solid and liquid phase spectroscopy and imaging. Daylight Solutions - The source for all applications in the Mid-IR.
Features
- ≥ 250 cm-1 or 1.6 µm tuning
- Available wavelengths: 6.8, 8.3, 9.1. 10.5, & 11.6 µm
- Peak power: up to 400 mW
- Average power: up to 20 mW
- Linewidth: ≤ 1 cm-1 FWHM
- Backwards compatible with Daylight Solutions Controllers
- No water cooling necessary
Benefits
- Wide spectral coverage – capture more spectroscopic features
- Almost complete coverage with the fewest lasers in 3.2-12.2 µm region
- High brightness sources for long-distance interactions
- High signal to noise
- Excellent spectral resolution
- Economical upgrade path
- Easy to use, convenient
Product Details
Daylight Solutions is pleased to provide the Über Tuner™, the next generation in broadly tunable mid-IR lasers based on quantum cascade technology. Tunability spans the mid-IR spectrum from 6 μm to 12 μm with continuous tuning of up to 250 cm-1 (>16% for a 6.8 μm center wavelength). All lasers offer superb wavelength accuracy and stability throughout their tuning range.
Designed by the world’s leading experts in tunable lasers, these sources are small, robust, and utilize specially-designed patented[1] mezzolens system to optimize system performance. Each system integrates TEC technology for behind-the-scenes temperature control, so no cryogenic or water cooling is required.
To round out the turnkey performance, each tunable laser is shipped with an intuitive, easy-to-use multifunction controller. The controller is accessible to a PC through RS-232, GPIB, and USB 2.0 interface. This allows external control of the tunable laser for a variety of applications, including scientific research and development. The controller is also manually accessible through its intuitive front panel. The new Über Tuner™ laser heads are fully backward compatible with the TLC-1001 laser control for an economical upgrade path for our current customers.
Daylight Solutions’ overall system leverages the last 15 years of tunable laser development and manufacturing, and incorporates the company’s latest patented[2] tuning and packaging technology for the mid-IR.
The performance of the world’s leading broadly tunable lasers in the 6 μm to 12 μm region of the spectrum has now been expanded. The new Über Tuner™ offers the broadest coverage in a single system.
Common applications include industrial process control, the detection of biomarkers in the breath, cellular imaging, and the detection of chemical and biological agents. These lasers enable application research in the field of molecular detection and imaging, stand-off detection and molecular spectroscopy.
Daylight Solutions' mid-IR laser platform technology opens up the mid-IR to all researchers—today.
Call today for pricing and availability.
[1] US Patent 7,535,656
[2] US Patents 7,535,936, 7,492,806, and 7434,042
Specifications
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| Operation | Pulsed Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical Parameters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Variation | <5% pulse to pulse, <2% avg. over 1 hr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linewidth | <1 cm-1 FWHM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beam Divergence | <5 mrad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beam Waist | 30–50 cm Typical (from exit port) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polarization | Vertically Polarized, 100:1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pointing Stability | <1.5 mrad up to 100 cm-1 tuning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spot Size Minimum | <2.5 mm Diameter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beam Quality | TEM00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrical Parameters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pulse Width | 40 to 500 nsec (20 ns increments) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pulse Repetition Frequency | 0.1 to 100 kHz (0.1 kHz increments) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duty Cycle | Up to 5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Triggering | Internal and External Pulse, External Trigger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scanning | Uni- and Bi-directional survey scan, Start, Stop, Step, Pause scanning programmable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| External Interface | RS-232, GPIB, USB 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Industries & Applications
Scientific
Defense
- Photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS)
- Hyperspectral imaging
Defense
- Explosives Detection
- Chemical warfare agent detection
- Infrared countermeasures (IRCM)
- Illumination
- Photoacoustic spectroscopy
- Standoff detection research
- Hyperspectral imaging
- Remote sensing
Medical
Environmental
Industrial
- Biomedical imaging
- Breath analysis
- Glucose monitoring
Environmental
- Atmospheric research
- Pollution monitoring
- Toxic industrial chemicals detection
- Greenhouse gas monitoring (GHG)
Industrial
- Process control
- Fence line monitoring
- Toxic industrial chemicals detection
- Gas leak detection
- Combustion diagnostics
