PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS3：
Wavelength Availability：连Pulsed or CW tuning modules available with center wavelengths from <4 to >12 μm
MIRcat Configurations:：选Select 1, 2, 3 or 4 standard or custom modules – please inquire
Standard Configurations：MIRcat-1400-PX-A (pulsed, 6.5–12.4 μm)2
MIRcat-1400-PX-B (pulsed, 5.5-11 μm)2
MIRcat-1400-PCX-B (CW/pulsed, 5.5-11 μm)2,3
PULSED OPERATION1
Output Peak Power：Depends on module (e.g. >500 mW, module M1080-PX2
Linewidth：≤1 cm-1 (FWHM)
Pulse Width：40 to 500 ns (±20 ns)
Duty Cycle：可Up to 5%
Triggering：Internal & External Pulse, External Trigger
Pulse-Pulse Stability：<5% (pk-pk)
CW OPERATIONS1
Output Average Power: Depends on module (e.g. >200 mW, module M1080-PC)2
OTHER PARAMETERS
Wavelength Scan Types: Uni- and Bi-directional sweeps; survey scans; program Start, Stop, Step, Pause
Beam Divergence: <4 mrad (full angle, 1/e2 intensity)5
Beam Pointing Stability: <2 mrad up to 100 cm-1 tuning
Beam Quality: TEM00
Polarization: Linear, Vertical, >100:12
External Control Interface: USB 2.06
Operating Temperature: 15–30 °C
Cooling (pulsed): Passive air
Cooling (CW): Water
Dimensions (L × W × H): 17.9" × 9.8" × 6.3"/45.5 × 24.9 × 16.0 cm
1. Requires selection of appropriate pulsed- or CW/pulsed-capable QCL tuning modules.
2. Typical value. To request a specified value, please inquire.
3. All specifications are subject to change without notice. Unless stated otherwise, all
specifications are defined at the peak of each tuning module gain curve.
4. Requires return to factory.
5. Measured at 4μm; specification scales linearly with wavelength - please inquire.
6. Ethernet control available – please inquire.
Ultra-broad tuning range from a single-box quantum cascade laser source in the important mid-IR “fingerprint” region.
Uniquely configurable for either pulsed or continuous wave (CW) operation1, MIRcat provides a mid-IR tuning range of up to ~800 cm-1 (~6000 nm)2 from a single box – one of the broadest tuning ranges of any quantum cascade laser (QCL) source commercially available. Incorporating up to four tunable laser modules in a single, sealed laser head, MIRcat is based on field-proven Daylight Solutions’ technologies such as our widely tunable Über Tuner™ lasers. A fully automated system, MIRcat switches effortlessly between its tuning modules, and produces a single high quality, highly collimated output beam. This attention to beam quality avoids the need for user beam re-alignment as MIRcat tunes.
MIRcat’s modularity allows users to preselect one, two, three or four pulsed and/or CW tunable laser modules from an extensive library that covers from <4 to >12 μm. Depending on modules selected, MIRcat can be factory configured to: provide ultra-broad and/or gapless tuning; focus on one spectral region; or address multiple regions spread across a wide wavelength range. This flexibility allows users to optimize their mid-IR wavelength coverage based on their application requirements and budget. Users can also upgrade, adding or changing tuning modules as their requirements evolve.4
A true one-box system with an integrated controller and hands-free, maintenance-free operation, MIRcat delivers uncompromised performance in
application-critical parameters such as: high output power; superb beam pointing stability and mode quality; and narrow linewidths. Taking mid-IR QCL systems to new price: performance levels, MIRcat has—as standard—all the features it needs to be the heart of your measurement system. Supplied with a PC software user interface, users have flexible control over: set-point wavelengths; wavelength scans; output power (and, in pulsed operation, pulse width, duty cycle, repetition rate and triggering modes).
MIRcat brings new capabilities and agility to a broad range of applications, including: spectroscopic imaging; standoff explosive detection; hyperspectral imaging for medical diagnosis; microscopy; spectroscopy; and food safety and contamination detection. Mid-IR solid, liquid, and gas phase spectroscopy and imaging are now easier, faster and more cost-effective than ever before.