Quantum Cascade Lasers Overview
Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are intersubband semiconductor lasers emitting around a center wavelength ranging from the mid-infrared.
The QCLs designed and manufactured by mirSense are high-powered diodes (typically watt-level) emitting in the main transmission bands of the atmosphere (4.0µm, 4.6µm, 4.8µm, 9.x µm). They are Fabry-Perot laser sources operating in the quasi CW regime (pulsed operation down to few tens of nanoseconds and high frequency above MHz) at room temperature. The high average power and wall-plug efficiency of this product is perfectly suited for counter-measure and other defense applications.
MirSense offers a full range of ITAR-free products from chip on submount manufacturing to full turnkey systems. For OEM system integrators, mirSense manufactures a packaged diode plugged to a top-notch PCB driver that includes laser control, thermal management and security and safety. This packaged diode is the “POEM” system (POEM stands for PowerMir OEM system).
The QCLs from mirSense are proudly manufactured in first-class clean rooms in the heart of the French optics valley on the “Saclay Plateau” near Paris. MirSense focuses on serving industrial customers that require a high level of laser repeatability to ensure good batch-to-batch quality for series-productions. Customers will find that mirSense offers a very high beam quality.
Contact us today to let one of our knowledgeable Product Managers assist you!
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Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are intersubband semiconductor lasers emitting around a center wavelength ranging from the mid-infrared. The QCLs designed and manufactured by mirSense are high-powered diodes (typically watt-level) emitting in the main transmission bands of the atmosphere (4.0µm, 4.6µm, 4.8µm, 9.x µm). They are Fabry-Perot laser sources operating in the quasi CW regime (pulsed operation down to few tens of nanoseconds and high frequency above MHz) at room temperature. The high average power and wall-plug efficiency of this product is perfectly suited for counter-measure and other defense applications. MirSense offers a full range of ITAR-free products from chip on submount manufacturing to full turnkey systems. For OEM system integrators, mirSense manufactures a packaged diode plugged to a top-notch PCB driver that includes laser control, thermal management and security and safety. This packaged diode is the “POEM” system (POEM stands for PowerMir OEM system). The QCLs from mirSense are proudly manufactured in first-class clean rooms in the heart of the French optics valley on the “Saclay Plateau” near Paris. MirSense focuses on serving industrial customers that require a high level of laser repeatability to ensure good batch-to-batch quality for series-productions. Customers will find that mirSense offers a very high beam quality. Contact us today to let one of our knowledgeable Product Managers assist you! [su_spacer size="30"] [su_button url="https://www.rpmclasers.com/contact/" target="blank" style="flat" background="#ff6600" size="10" center="yes"]Talk to a Product Manager[/su_button] [su_spacer size="30"] [parent] => 0 [count] => 9 [filter] => raw [term_order] => 0 ) [queried_object_id] => 7537 [request] => SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.ID FROM wp_posts LEFT JOIN wp_term_relationships ON (wp_posts.ID = wp_term_relationships.object_id) LEFT JOIN wp_term_relationships AS tt1 ON (wp_posts.ID = tt1.object_id) WHERE 1=1 AND ( wp_term_relationships.term_taxonomy_id IN (7537) AND tt1.term_taxonomy_id IN (7537) ) AND wp_posts.post_type = 'product' AND ((wp_posts.post_status = 'publish')) GROUP BY wp_posts.ID ORDER BY wp_posts.post_title ASC LIMIT 0, 10 [posts] => Array ( [0] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 24500 [post_author] => 7 [post_date] => 2019-10-29 18:56:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-29 18:56:33 [post_content] =>Overview of PowerMir 4µm: High Power Quantum Cascade Laser
PowerMir 4µm product line is a high power pulsed Quantum Cascade Laser based on proprietary technology providing a maximum average power of at least 1W at 4µm. The ITAR free MirSense technology exhibits outstanding performance in terms of power and wall-plug efficiency. This high-performance QCL assembly takes full advantage of MirSense’s state of the art technologies. Due to a newly developed production technique, the 4µm PowerMir is now available with an optional circular beam with a 2.5mrad divergence, reducing time and cost associated with beam shaping. mirSense offers three configurations for the 4µm PowerMir:
PowerMir 4µm HHL Package
For clients who wish to purchase only the laser without the driving electronics, all of our laser wavelengths are available in a packaged version alone. Our standard offer is in an HHL package including the thermal regulation and a collimating lens. We are used to developing and supplying custom packages as well. For specific projects, mirSense can also supply QCL chips on submounts on demand.
PowerMir 4µm Features:
- Standard high heat loads package (9-pins HHL) or custom package on request
- Integrated Peltier TEC cooler
- Integrated collimating lens (High beam quality, M²<1.5)
- Possibility of chips on submount delivery
- Optional circular beam with 2.5mrad divergence
PowerMir 4µm HHL Package with Driver (POEM system)
The PowerMir OEM system (POEM) is meant for customers who wish to integrate a QCL high-powered source inside their system (for example a DIRCM system). Each POEM is a compact light-weight and robust system made up of a packaged QCL laser plugged to a driving electronics board.
This board is embedded with unprecedented functionalities such as laser driver, complex programmable modulation schemes and of course full laser protection. The onboard firmware protects the laser from burning through temperature management of the TEC element. The customer can communicate with the board through MODBUS commands and a TTL trigger allows the customer to modulate each board with confidentiality. Several POEM systems can be combined to combine and increase the total optical output power.
PowerMir 4µm HHL Package with Driver Features:
- Compact stand-alone OEM product for system integration
- Powerful FPGA-based architecture
- MODBUS communication for system integration and user-friendly PC software for configuration and tests
- External TTL for synchronization
- Cost effective for series-productions
PowerMir Turnkey HHL Package with Driver
For lab experiments, we offer a plug-and-play easy to use turnkey system that includes laser heads, a driver and the cooling mechanism as well as a user-friendly PC software. In order to accommodate you in your future projects, the mirSense turnkey platform is very modular. It’s able to control simultaneously 2 different laser heads (with different or identical wavelengths).
PowerMir Turnkey Features:
- Plug-and-play system perfect to use inside a lab
- Stand alone system including: laser head, driver, heat exchanger
- User-friendly PC software allows users to:
- Turn ON/OFF the laser
- Easily change the operating mode (power, modulation)
- External TTL for synchronization
- Red laser beam to facilitate alignment
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Overview of PowerMir 4.6µm: High Power Quantum Cascade Laser
PowerMir 4.6µm product line is a high power pulsed Quantum Cascade Laser based on proprietary technology providing a maximum average power of at least 0.5W at 4.6 microns. The ITAR free MirSense technology exhibits outstanding performance in terms of power and wall-plug efficiency. This high-performance QCL assembly takes full advantage of MirSense’s state of the art technologies. 3 configurations are available:PowerMir 4.6µm: HHL Package
For clients who wish to purchase only the laser without the driving electronics, all of our laser wavelengths are available in a packaged version alone. Our standard offer is in an HHL package including the thermal regulation and a collimating lens. We are used to developing and supplying custom packages as well. For specific projects, mirSense can also supply QCL chips on submounts on demand.
PowerMir 4.6µm: Features:
- Standard high heat loads package (9-pins HHL) or custom package on request
- Integrated Peltier TEC cooler
- Integrated collimating lens (High beam quality, M²<1.5)
- Possibility of chips on submount delivery
PowerMir 4.6µm: HHL Package with Driver (POEM system)
The PowerMir OEM system (POEM) is meant for customers who wish to integrate a QCL high-powered source inside their system (for example a DIRCM system). Each POEM is a compact light-weight and robust system made up of a packaged QCL laser plugged to a driving electronics board.
This board is embedded with unprecedented functionalities such as laser driver, complex programmable modulation schemes and of course full laser protection. The onboard firmware protects the laser from burning through temperature management of the TEC element. The customer can communicate with the board through MODBUS commands and a TTL trigger allows the customer to modulate each board with confidentiality. Several POEM systems can be combined to combine and increase the total optical output power.
PowerMir 4.6µm: High Power Quantum Cascade Laser Features:
- Compact stand-alone OEM product for system integration
- Powerful FPGA-based architecture
- MODBUS communication for system integration and user-friendly PC software for configuration and tests
- External TTL for synchronization
- Cost effective for series-productions
PowerMir Turnkey HHL Package with Driver
For lab experiments, we offer a plug-and-play easy to use turnkey system that includes laser heads, a driver and the cooling mechanism as well as a user-friendly PC software. In order to accommodate you in your future projects, the mirSense turnkey platform is very modular. It’s able to control simultaneously 2 different laser heads (with different or identical wavelengths).
PowerMir Turnkey Features:
- Plug-and-play system perfect to use inside a lab
- Stand alone system including: laser head, driver, heat exchanger
- User-friendly PC software allows users to:
- Turn ON/OFF the laser
- Easily change the operating mode (power, modulation)
- External TTL for synchronization
- Red laser beam to facilitate alignment
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Overview of PowerMir 4.8µm: High Power Quantum Cascade Laser
PowerMir 4.8µm product line is a high power pulsed Quantum Cascade Laser based on proprietary technology providing a maximum average power of at least 0.5W at 4,8 microns. The ITAR free MirSense technology exhibits outstanding performance in terms of power and wall-plug efficiency. This high-performance QCL assembly takes full advantage of MirSense’s state of the art technologies. 3 configurations are available:PowerMir 4.8µm HHL Package
For clients who wish to purchase only the laser without the driving electronics, all of our laser wavelengths are available in a packaged version alone. Our standard offer is in an HHL package including the thermal regulation and a collimating lens. We are used to developing and supplying custom packages as well. For specific projects, mirSense can also supply QCL chips on submounts on demand.
PowerMir 4.8µm Features:
- Standard high heat loads package (9-pins HHL) or custom package on request
- Integrated Peltier TEC cooler
- Integrated collimating lens (High beam quality, M²<1.5)
- Possibility of chips on submount delivery
PowerMir 4.8µm HHL Package with Driver (POEM system)
The PowerMir OEM system (POEM) is meant for customers who wish to integrate a QCL high-powered source inside their system (for example a DIRCM system). Each POEM is a compact light-weight and robust system made up of a packaged QCL laser plugged to a driving electronics board.
This board is embedded with unprecedented functionalities such as laser driver, complex programmable modulation schemes and of course full laser protection. The onboard firmware protects the laser from burning through temperature management of the TEC element. The customer can communicate with the board through MODBUS commands and a TTL trigger allows the customer to modulate each board with confidentiality. Several POEM systems can be combined to combine and increase the total optical output power.
PowerMir 4.8µm Features:
- Compact stand-alone OEM product for system integration
- Powerful FPGA-based architecture
- MODBUS communication for system integration and user-friendly PC software for configuration and tests
- External TTL for synchronization
- Cost effective for series-productions
PowerMir Turnkey HHL Package with Driver
For lab experiments, we offer a plug-and-play easy to use turnkey system that includes laser heads, a driver and the cooling mechanism as well as a user-friendly PC software. In order to accommodate you in your future projects, the mirSense turnkey platform is very modular. It’s able to control simultaneously 2 different laser heads (with different or identical wavelengths).
PowerMir Turnkey Features:
- Plug-and-play system perfect to use inside a lab
- Stand alone system including: laser head, driver, heat exchanger
- User-friendly PC software allows users to:
- Turn ON/OFF the laser
- Easily change the operating mode (power, modulation)
- External TTL for synchronization
- Red laser beam to facilitate alignment
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Overview of PowerMir 9.7µm: High Power Quantum Cascade Laser
PowerMir 9.7µm product line is a high power pulsed Quantum Cascade Laser based on proprietary technology providing a maximum average power of at least 200 mW at 9,7 microns. The ITAR free MirSense technology exhibits outstanding performance in terms of power and wall-plug efficiency. This high-performance QCL assembly takes full advantage of MirSense’s state of the art technologies. 3 configurations are available:PowerMir 9.7µm HHL Package
For clients who wish to purchase only the laser without the driving electronics, all of our laser wavelengths are available in a packaged version alone. Our standard offer is in an HHL package including the thermal regulation and a collimating lens. We are used to developing and supplying custom packages as well. For specific projects, mirSense can also supply QCL chips on submounts on demand.
PowerMir 9.7µm Features:
- Standard high heat loads package (9-pins HHL) or custom package on request
- Integrated Peltier TEC cooler
- Integrated collimating lens (High beam quality, M²<1.5)
- Possibility of chips on submount delivery
PowerMir 9.7µm HHL Package with Driver
The PowerMir OEM system (POEM) is meant for customers who wish to integrate a QCL high-powered source inside their system (for example a DIRCM system). Each POEM is a compact light-weight and robust system made up of a packaged QCL laser plugged to a driving electronics board.
This board is embedded with unprecedented functionalities such as laser driver, complex programmable modulation schemes and of course full laser protection. The onboard firmware protects the laser from burning through temperature management of the TEC element. The customer can communicate with the board through MODBUS commands and a TTL trigger allows the customer to modulate each board with confidentiality. Several POEM systems can be combined to combine and increase the total optical output power.
PowerMir 9.7µm Features:
- Compact stand-alone OEM product for system integration
- Powerful FPGA-based architecture
- MODBUS communication for system integration and user-friendly PC software for configuration and tests
- External TTL for synchronization
- Cost effective for series-productions
PowerMir Turnkey HHL Package with Driver
For lab experiments, we offer a plug-and-play easy to use turnkey system that includes laser heads, a driver and the cooling mechanism as well as a user-friendly PC software.
In order to accommodate you in your future projects, the mirSense turnkey platform is very modular. It’s able to control simultaneously 2 different laser heads (with different or identical wavelengths).
PowerMir Turnkey Features:
- Plug-and-play system perfect to use inside a lab
- Stand alone system including: laser head, driver, heat exchanger
- User-friendly PC software allows users to:
- Turn ON/OFF the laser
- Easily change the operating mode (power, modulation)
- External TTL for synchronization
- Red laser beam to facilitate alignment
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Overview of UniMir 11.3µm - 885 cm-1: Narrow Linewidth Gas Sensing QCL
Perfect for measuring CH3i in the nuclear industry, this UniMir 11.3µm (885 cm-1) model is a single-mode DFB QCL, operating in CW mode with 10mW output power (with the base plate of the HHL-package at 20oC). The full tunable range is >3cm-1, while the continuous tuning range, free from 'mode hopping' is >1cm-1. The groundbreaking UniMir line of long-wavelength, single-frequency DFB QCLs from mirSense are now commercially available in a sealed High Heat Load (HHL) package, with integrated collimating lens, thermistor, and thermoelectric cooler (TEC), well suited for integration into systems, or as a stand-alone turnkey system for R&D and detection applications. These lasers, operated in CW or in pulsed mode, emit a maximum power of 5 to 10mW (<15µm) at room temperature. By controlling the chip’s operating temperature through the Peltier element inside the laser’s package, customers tune the emission wavelength without mode hopping, while maintaining single longitudinal mode operation. The technology's versatility allows them to address any wavelength between 10 and 18µm in CW and up to 21µm in pulsed mode, opening the way for high-resolution spectroscopy applications in this spectral range, notably for the detection of BTEX, but also CH3I, HCN and many other compounds.UniMir 11.3µm Features:
- DFB Single-Mode QCL
- 11.3µm (885 cm-1) for CH3i detection
- 10mW CW output power
- >3 cm-1 wavelength range
- >1cm-1 Mode-Hop-Free tuning range
- > 25dB side mode suppression ratio
- <100MHz linewidth
- <10mrad divergence
- TEM00 beam quality
- 4mm beam diameter
- Vertically linearly polarized
PowerMir 11.3µm HHL Package
For clients who wish to purchase only the laser without the driving electronics, all of our laser wavelengths are available in a packaged version alone. Our standard offer is in an HHL package including the thermal regulation and a collimating lens. We are used to developing and supplying custom packages as well. For specific projects, mirSense can also supply QCL chips on submounts on demand.
PowerMir HHL Features:
- Standard high heat loads package (9-pins HHL) or custom package on request
- Integrated Peltier TEC cooler
- Integrated collimating lens (High beam quality, M²<1.5)
- Possibility of chips on submount delivery
Overview of UniMir 13.4µm - 746 cm-1: Narrow Linewidth Gas Sensing QCL
Perfect for measuring xylene and propane monitoring, this UniMir 13.4µm (746 cm-1) model is a single-mode DFB QCL, operating in CW mode with 5mW output power (with the base plate of the HHL-package at 20oC). The full tunable range is ~3cm-1, while the continuous tuning range, free from 'mode hopping' is >1cm-1. The groundbreaking UniMir line of long-wavelength, single-frequency DFB QCLs from mirSense are now commercially available in a sealed High Heat Load (HHL) package, with integrated collimating lens, thermistor, and thermoelectric cooler (TEC), well suited for integration into systems, or as a stand-alone turnkey system for R&D and detection applications. These lasers, operated in CW or in pulsed mode, emit a maximum power of 5 to 10mW (<15µm) at room temperature. By controlling the chip’s operating temperature through the Peltier element inside the laser’s package, customers tune the emission wavelength without mode hopping, while maintaining single longitudinal mode operation. The technology's versatility allows them to address any wavelength between 10 and 18µm in CW and up to 21µm in pulsed mode, opening the way for high-resolution spectroscopy applications in this spectral range, notably for the detection of BTEX, but also CH3I, HCN and many other compounds.UniMir 13.4µm Features:
- DFB Single-Mode QCL
- 13.4µm (746 cm-1) for xylene and propane detection
- 5mW CW output power
- ~3 cm-1 wavelength range
- >1cm-1 Mode-Hop-Free tuning range
- > 25dB side mode suppression ratio
- <100MHz linewidth
- <10mrad divergence
- TEM00 beam quality
- 4mm beam diameter
- Vertically linearly polarized
PowerMir 13.4µm HHL Package
For clients who wish to purchase only the laser without the driving electronics, all of our laser wavelengths are available in a packaged version alone. Our standard offer is in an HHL package including the thermal regulation and a collimating lens. We are used to developing and supplying custom packages as well. For specific projects, mirSense can also supply QCL chips on submounts on demand.
PowerMir HHL Features:
- Standard high heat loads package (9-pins HHL) or custom package on request
- Integrated Peltier TEC cooler
- Integrated collimating lens (High beam quality, M²<1.5)
- Possibility of chips on submount delivery
Overview of UniMir 14.9µm - 674 cm-1: Narrow Linewidth Gas Sensing QCL
Perfect for benzene environmental monitoring, this UniMir 14.9µm (674 cm-1) model is a single-mode DFB QCL, operating in CW mode with 5mW output power (with the base plate of the HHL-package at 20oC). The full tunable range is >2cm-1, while the continuous tuning range, free from 'mode hopping' is >0.5cm-1. The groundbreaking UniMir line of long-wavelength, single-frequency DFB QCLs from mirSense are now commercially available in a sealed High Heat Load (HHL) package, with integrated collimating lens, thermistor, and thermoelectric cooler (TEC), well suited for integration into systems, or as a stand-alone turnkey system for R&D and detection applications. These lasers, operated in CW or in pulsed mode, emit a maximum power of 5 to 10mW (<15µm) at room temperature. By controlling the chip’s operating temperature through the Peltier element inside the laser’s package, customers tune the emission wavelength without mode hopping, while maintaining single longitudinal mode operation. The technology's versatility allows them to address any wavelength between 10 and 18µm in CW and up to 21µm in pulsed mode, opening the way for high-resolution spectroscopy applications in this spectral range, notably for the detection of BTEX, but also CH3I, HCN and many other compounds.UniMir 14.9µm Features:
- DFB Single-Mode QCL
- 14.9µm (674 cm-1) for benzene detection
- 5mW CW output power
- >2 cm-1 wavelength range
- >0.5cm-1 Mode-Hop-Free tuning range
- > 25dB side mode suppression ratio
- <100MHz linewidth
- <10mrad divergence
- TEM00 beam quality
- 4mm beam diameter
- Vertically linearly polarized
PowerMir 14.9µm HHL Package
For clients who wish to purchase only the laser without the driving electronics, all of our laser wavelengths are available in a packaged version alone. Our standard offer is in an HHL package including the thermal regulation and a collimating lens. We are used to developing and supplying custom packages as well. For specific projects, mirSense can also supply QCL chips on submounts on demand.
PowerMir HHL Features:
- Standard high heat loads package (9-pins HHL) or custom package on request
- Integrated Peltier TEC cooler
- Integrated collimating lens (High beam quality, M²<1.5)
- Possibility of chips on submount delivery
Overview of UniMir 14µm - 713 cm-1: Narrow Linewidth Gas Sensing QCL
Perfect for hydrogen cyanide (HCN) monitoring, this UniMir 14µm (713 cm-1) model is a single-mode DFB QCL, operating in CW mode with 5mW output power (with the base plate of the HHL-package at 20oC). The full tunable range is ~3cm-1, while the continuous tuning range, free from 'mode hopping' is >1cm-1. The groundbreaking UniMir line of long-wavelength, single-frequency DFB QCLs from mirSense are now commercially available in a sealed High Heat Load (HHL) package, with integrated collimating lens, thermistor, and thermoelectric cooler (TEC), well suited for integration into systems, or as a stand-alone turnkey system for R&D and detection applications. These lasers, operated in CW or in pulsed mode, emit a maximum power of 5 to 10mW (<15µm) at room temperature. By controlling the chip’s operating temperature through the Peltier element inside the laser’s package, customers tune the emission wavelength without mode hopping, while maintaining single longitudinal mode operation. The technology's versatility allows them to address any wavelength between 10 and 18µm in CW and up to 21µm in pulsed mode, opening the way for high-resolution spectroscopy applications in this spectral range, notably for the detection of BTEX, but also CH3I, HCN and many other compounds.UniMir 14µm Features:
- DFB Single-Mode QCL
- 14µm (713 cm-1) for xylene and propane detection
- 5mW CW output power
- ~3 cm-1 wavelength range
- >1cm-1 Mode-Hop-Free tuning range
- > 25dB side mode suppression ratio
- <100MHz linewidth
- <10mrad divergence
- TEM00 beam quality
- 4mm beam diameter
- Vertically linearly polarized
PowerMir 14µm HHL Package
For clients who wish to purchase only the laser without the driving electronics, all of our laser wavelengths are available in a packaged version alone. Our standard offer is in an HHL package including the thermal regulation and a collimating lens. We are used to developing and supplying custom packages as well. For specific projects, mirSense can also supply QCL chips on submounts on demand.
PowerMir HHL Features:
- Standard high heat loads package (9-pins HHL) or custom package on request
- Integrated Peltier TEC cooler
- Integrated collimating lens (High beam quality, M²<1.5)
- Possibility of chips on submount delivery
Overview of UniMir 16µm - 628 cm-1: Narrow Linewidth Gas Sensing QCL
Perfect for measuring UF6 in the nuclear industry, this UniMir 16µm (628 cm-1) model is a single-mode DFB QCL, operating in CW mode with 2mW output power (with the base plate of the HHL-package at 20oC). The full tunable range is 3 cm-1 while the continuous tuning range, free from 'mode hopping' is >0.5cm-1.
The groundbreaking UniMir line of long-wavelength, single-frequency DFB QCLs from mirSense are now commercially available in a sealed High Heat Load (HHL) package, with integrated collimating lens, thermistor, and thermoelectric cooler (TEC), well suited for integration into systems, or as a stand-alone turnkey system for R&D and detection applications. These lasers, operated in CW or in pulsed mode, emit a maximum power of 5 to 10mW (<15µm) at room temperature. By controlling the chip’s operating temperature through the Peltier element inside the laser’s package, customers tune the emission wavelength without mode hopping, while maintaining single longitudinal mode operation. The technology's versatility allows them to address any wavelength between 10 and 18µm in CW and up to 21µm in pulsed mode, opening the way for high-resolution spectroscopy applications in this spectral range, notably for the detection of BTEX, but also CH3I, HCN and many other compounds.
UniMir 16µm Features:
- DFB Single-Mode QCL
- 16µm (628 cm-1) for CH3i detection
- 2mW CW output power (at 20oC)
- 3 cm-1 wavelength range
- >0.5 cm-1 Mode-Hop-Free tuning range
- > 25dB side mode suppression ratio
- <100MHz linewidth
- <10mrad divergence
- TEM00 beam quality
- 4mm beam diameter
- Vertically linearly polarized
PowerMir 16µm HHL Package
For clients who wish to purchase only the laser without the driving electronics, all of our laser wavelengths are available in a packaged version alone. Our standard offer is in an HHL package including the thermal regulation and a collimating lens. We are used to developing and supplying custom packages as well. For specific projects, mirSense can also supply QCL chips on submounts on demand.
PowerMir HHL Features:
- Standard high heat loads package (9-pins HHL) or custom package on request
- Integrated Peltier TEC cooler
- Integrated collimating lens (High beam quality, M²<1.5)
- Possibility of chips on submount delivery
Overview of PowerMir 4µm: High Power Quantum Cascade Laser
PowerMir 4µm product line is a high power pulsed Quantum Cascade Laser based on proprietary technology providing a maximum average power of at least 1W at 4µm. The ITAR free MirSense technology exhibits outstanding performance in terms of power and wall-plug efficiency. This high-performance QCL assembly takes full advantage of MirSense’s state of the art technologies. Due to a newly developed production technique, the 4µm PowerMir is now available with an optional circular beam with a 2.5mrad divergence, reducing time and cost associated with beam shaping. mirSense offers three configurations for the 4µm PowerMir:PowerMir 4µm HHL Package
For clients who wish to purchase only the laser without the driving electronics, all of our laser wavelengths are available in a packaged version alone. Our standard offer is in an HHL package including the thermal regulation and a collimating lens. We are used to developing and supplying custom packages as well. For specific projects, mirSense can also supply QCL chips on submounts on demand.
PowerMir 4µm Features:
- Standard high heat loads package (9-pins HHL) or custom package on request
- Integrated Peltier TEC cooler
- Integrated collimating lens (High beam quality, M²<1.5)
- Possibility of chips on submount delivery
- Optional circular beam with 2.5mrad divergence
PowerMir 4µm HHL Package with Driver (POEM system)
The PowerMir OEM system (POEM) is meant for customers who wish to integrate a QCL high-powered source inside their system (for example a DIRCM system). Each POEM is a compact light-weight and robust system made up of a packaged QCL laser plugged to a driving electronics board.
This board is embedded with unprecedented functionalities such as laser driver, complex programmable modulation schemes and of course full laser protection. The onboard firmware protects the laser from burning through temperature management of the TEC element. The customer can communicate with the board through MODBUS commands and a TTL trigger allows the customer to modulate each board with confidentiality. Several POEM systems can be combined to combine and increase the total optical output power.
PowerMir 4µm HHL Package with Driver Features:
- Compact stand-alone OEM product for system integration
- Powerful FPGA-based architecture
- MODBUS communication for system integration and user-friendly PC software for configuration and tests
- External TTL for synchronization
- Cost effective for series-productions
PowerMir Turnkey HHL Package with Driver
For lab experiments, we offer a plug-and-play easy to use turnkey system that includes laser heads, a driver and the cooling mechanism as well as a user-friendly PC software. In order to accommodate you in your future projects, the mirSense turnkey platform is very modular. It’s able to control simultaneously 2 different laser heads (with different or identical wavelengths).
PowerMir Turnkey Features:
- Plug-and-play system perfect to use inside a lab
- Stand alone system including: laser head, driver, heat exchanger
- User-friendly PC software allows users to:
- Turn ON/OFF the laser
- Easily change the operating mode (power, modulation)
- External TTL for synchronization
- Red laser beam to facilitate alignment
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