Midrange IR laser offers reduced shot-to-shot jitter
Quantum Composers has unveiled a mid-infrared laser featuring Stable Optical Parametric Oscillator (SOPO) technology, to be displayed at the upcoming World of Photonics tradeshow in Munich. This Mid-IR Laser was created in partnership with Bridger Photonics Lasers and features a small form factor combined with robust components to create a laser with high output energy and reduced shot-to-shot energy jitter.
As medical and material based studies continue to grow in precision, labs throughout the world are faced with the problem of insuring precise control of delivered energy to avoid damaged samples and noisy results. In response to these dilemmas the MIR laser was designed with an ultra-stable, single longitudinal mode resonator coupled to a SOPO.
The diode pumped, single-mode operation enables very low pulse-to-pulse fluctuations, with good beam pointing stability. Typical shot-to-shot energy fluctuation is less than 0.5% RMS of the mean pulse energy. This advance will be key in many medical applications, LIDAR, LIBS and other spectroscopy projects where the energy and output stability are crucial.
When compared against other mid-range IR lasers in its class the MIR is compact, robust and features an affordable price tag. The MIR Series Mid-Infrared Laser delivers over 1mJ, under 10ns laser pulses with factory-selectable infrared wavelengths from 1.5 to 4μm. It offers software-selectable output pulse energies in a compact and robust package.
This system is diode pumped, which eliminates the need for scheduled maintenance and water cooling. These features facilitate hassle-free integration into laboratory experiments, or for use as an OEM unit. This laser will also be used for LIDAR, PIV, medical, ablation, and mass spectroscopy applications.
Steve Birrell, Founder and CEO, Quantum Composers, commented: “With these lasers you can take the OOPS out of your experiment by preventing inadvertent blasting through the revolutionary SOPO system.”
The MIR Lasers are in production and available for pre-order starting in May.