High power continuous wave tunable single frequency laser system

Mid infrared quantum cascade lasers with high output power currently available in the commercial market

The 1101-46-EGC laser system is an external cavity wavelength tunable quantum cascade laser system, , TEC and collimating optical components are sealed inside the laser head, including the laser head and matching power supply, and can be used when turned on

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High power continuous wave external cavity tunable single frequency quantum cascade laser system

Pranalytica, an American company, is a manufacturer of quantum cascade lasers for mid infrared and long wave infrared. Its products are mainly used in the defense, military, commercial markets, and detection fields. The main features of its products are high power, including continuous wave and pulse types, wide spectrum, adjustable wavelength, multi wavelength, and OEM quantum cascade lasers

LuxThe laser system is a grating external cavity wavelength tunable single frequency quantum cascade laser system, , TEC and collimating optical components are sealed inside the laser head, and the configuration includes the laser head and matching power supply, which can be used when turned on.

Packaged quantum cascade laser

Laser head section:

Working mode• CW operation with the laser head at room temperature

Center wavelength• Centered at ~ 4.6 µm

Output spectrum• Coarse tunable using the external grating control drive over ±150 nm centered at ~ 4.6 µm

•Fine tuning with frequency control of better than 40 MHz

output power •Single frequency tunable power≥200 mW over the entire tuning range; Maximum power > 300 mW at the center of the tuning range

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output beam• Nearly collimated

• Nearly diffraction limited (please call for details)

CWmode• Model 1101-46-EGC is operated in true CW mode by applying +5V DC to the input connector (front panel)

size• 25 cm (W), 17 cm (H), 35 cm (D)

weight •10 kg

Controller section:

power supply• Provides the necessary laser drive current for the quantum cascade laser (factory adjusted to deliver the specified laser output power)

temperature control• Provides the necessary drive current for the associated thermoelectric coolers (factory adjusted to provide the needed cooling at the optimum operating point)

wavelength control• Using proprietary algorithms, provides all necessary internal signals for precisely setting and maintaing the desired wavelength

•Front panel control of wavelength selection

•Optional computer control of wavelength slection via USB

modulate• Front panel input connector for modulation of the laser output from 1 kHz to 100 kHz (TTL input), limited by the power supply. The quantum cascade laser can be modulated at rates up to 1 GHz with special power supply.

protect• Laser power supply is equipped with multiple levels of protection for trouble free operation of the QCL

•Power supply has a 5 second startup delay time

•Laser is activated by a separate switch

size• 28 cm (W), 18 cm (H), 37 cm (D)

weight •Weight: 10 kg

power supply• 110/220 V, 4 A (max)

•Optional modification available for operation from a single 28V DC source with somewhat lower power consumption