PW4000450HSNA: PowerMir 4.0um High Power Pulsed Quantum Cascade Laser 450mW HHL Package Standard Beam

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Specifications

Output Power (avg): 0.45 W
Wavelength: 4 um
Pulse Duration: 300 – 300 ns
Tuning Range Around Center Wavelength: Not Applicable
Packaging: Hermetically sealed HHL package with nitrogen gas fill
Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC): Imax = 5.2A, Vmax = 17.5V
Collimated Lens: Built-in
Wall-plug Efficiency: 5 to 10 %
Temperature Sensor: Built-in thermistor
Laser Peak Current: Typically 1 - 4 A
Operational Temperature Range: 20 to +30 °C
Laser Voltage: 10-20 V
Weight: 120 g

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Features

Key Features of the 4 µm QCW QCL High-Power Mid-Infrared Laser System

  • High-power 4 µm quantum cascade laser: Emits in the mid-infrared spectral region around 4 µm ± 0.1 µm, ideal for MIR spectroscopy, gas sensing, chemical detection, and industrial photonics applications.
  • Quasi-CW high duty-cycle pulsed operation: Designed for QCW operation, delivering high average optical power while improving wall-plug efficiency and reducing thermal dissipation compared with conventional pulsed MIR laser sources.
  • Multiple optical power configurations: Available in versions delivering >1 W, <500 mW, or <100 mW average optical power, allowing users to select the right performance level for research, OEM integration, or export-sensitive applications.
  • ITAR-free MIR laser technology: Manufactured in France using proprietary quantum cascade laser technology, this ITAR-free QCL system simplifies international procurement and deployment for qualified industrial, scientific, and OEM users.
  • Export-control-friendly power options: The <500 mW version is designed to remain below typical dual-use export-control thresholds, supporting easier worldwide distribution for many applications.
  • High pulse repetition frequency: Supports pulse frequencies greater than 500 kHz, making it suitable for fast acquisition systems, high-speed spectroscopy, and synchronized photonic instrumentation.
  • Fabry-Perot QCL architecture: Based on a high-performance Fabry-Perot quantum cascade laser design, providing broad emission around the 3.85 µm to 4.15 µm spectral band.
  • Optimized for the 3.85 µm to 4.15 µm MIR band: Maximum average optical power is available across the key mid-infrared wavelength range centered near 4 µm.
  • Excellent beam quality: Produces a TM00 Gaussian beam, supporting efficient focusing, beam delivery, and optical system integration.
  • Low-divergence standard beam: Standard beam option provides typical far-field divergence of <6 mrad horizontal and <4 mrad vertical, enabling easier coupling into free-space optical setups.
  • Optional circular beam output: Available with a circular beam option to reduce customer-side beam-shaping requirements and simplify integration into optical benches, sensors, and OEM instruments.
  • Compact beam dimensions: Standard window output beam is typically 3 mm vertical × 2 mm horizontal, while the circular beam option provides a typical output beam diameter of <3 mm.
  • Vertically polarized output: Delivers linear vertical polarization greater than 98%, supporting polarization-sensitive spectroscopy and optical system designs.
  • Reliable MIR laser platform: Designed for long operational lifetime with reported reliability of >3500 hours, supporting demanding laboratory and industrial use.
  • High wall-plug efficiency: QCW pulsed operation and proprietary QCL chip technology provide improved electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency for high-power MIR laser operation.
  • Reduced thermal load: Quasi-CW operation helps minimize thermal dissipation, improving stability and simplifying thermal management in integrated systems.
  • Multiple integration formats: Available as a plug-and-play benchtop turnkey laser system, OEM driver plus laser module, or HHL-packaged QCL, supporting both laboratory use and embedded product development.
  • Turnkey benchtop option: The complete system configuration provides an easy-to-use MIR laser source for spectroscopy labs, R&D teams, and application development environments.
  • OEM-ready laser module option: Driver and laser module configurations are suitable for integration into analytical instruments, gas analyzers, process-monitoring tools, and custom photonic platforms.
  • HHL-packaged laser option: Available as an HHL-packaged QCL for customers requiring compact packaging and direct integration into existing laser driver and thermal-control architectures.
  • Temperature-referenced performance: Output power specifications are defined with the HHL-package base plate regulated at +20°C, enabling repeatable and comparable performance conditions.
  • Reproducible manufacturing for series producti

Applications

Applications for 4 µm QCW Quantum Cascade Laser Systems

  • Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy: High-power 4 µm QCW QCL source for MIR absorption spectroscopy, broadband Fabry-Perot QCL spectroscopy, laser-based chemical analysis, and molecular fingerprinting in the 3.85 µm to 4.15 µm spectral region.
  • Gas Sensing and Trace Gas Detection: Suitable for high-sensitivity detection of gases and vapors with absorption features near 4 µm, including industrial process gases, combustion-related species, environmental pollutants, and specialty chemical vapors.
  • Photoacoustic Spectroscopy: Powerful pulsed mid-infrared laser source for photoacoustic gas sensing, resonant photoacoustic detection, and compact trace-gas analyzers requiring high optical power and efficient modulation.
  • Stand-Off Chemical Detection: 4 µm high-power MIR laser for remote sensing, stand-off detection, and identification of chemical plumes, hazardous substances, and vapor-phase compounds in industrial, environmental, and security applications.
  • Free-Space Optical Communication: Mid-infrared QCW laser source for 3–5 µm free-space optical communication research, atmospheric transmission studies, and high-power MIR transmitter development.
  • Infrared Countermeasure and Test Systems: ITAR-free mid-infrared laser source for laboratory testing, sensor evaluation, target simulation, seeker characterization, and development of infrared countermeasure test benches.
  • Active Infrared Illumination: High-brightness 4 µm laser illumination for active MIR imaging, thermal camera testing, scene projection, target illumination, and infrared system calibration.
  • Laser-Based Metrology: Stable mid-infrared QCL source for optical metrology, beam propagation studies, wavelength-dependent material characterization, and MIR optical component testing.
  • Material Characterization: Useful for studying the mid-infrared optical response of polymers, coatings, semiconductors, thin films, ceramics, and specialty materials in the 4 µm wavelength range.
  • Industrial Process Monitoring: High-power MIR laser for real-time monitoring of chemical processes, exhaust streams, thermal processes, reactor emissions, and manufacturing environments where 4 µm absorption spectroscopy is required.
  • Combustion Diagnostics: Suitable for pulsed MIR diagnostics in flames, engines, turbines, exhaust flows, and high-temperature gas environments, including time-resolved absorption and emission-related studies.
  • Environmental Monitoring: Mid-infrared laser source for atmospheric sensing, pollution monitoring, greenhouse gas research, leak detection studies, and field-deployable optical sensing instruments.
  • Defense and Security Research: ITAR-free 4 µm QCL platform for MIR sensing research, hazardous chemical detection, optical threat simulation, infrared signature analysis, and security screening instrumentation.
  • Biomedical and Breath Analysis Research: Mid-infrared source for non-invasive breath analysis research, biomarker spectroscopy, tissue optics studies, and laboratory development of MIR diagnostic tools.
  • Optical Component Testing: Ideal for testing MIR lenses, windows, filters, coatings, fibers, detectors, beam expanders, and other optical components designed for operation near 4 µm.
  • MIR Detector Characterization: High-power pulsed 4 µm laser source for responsivity testing, saturation studies, modulation response, linearity measurements, and calibration of mid-infrared detectors and focal plane arrays.
  • Thermal Imaging System Calibration: Suitable for evaluating and calibrating mid-wave infrared cameras, MWIR imagers, infrared sensors, and thermal imaging systems operating in the 3–5 µm band.
  • Laboratory Research and Development: Flexible 4 µm QCW quantum cascade laser platform for universities, national laboratories, photonics companies, and OEM R&D teams developing MIR instruments and systems.
  • OEM Integration: Available for integration into compact MIR analyzers, industrial sensors, spectroscopy platforms, defense test equipment, process control systems, and high-power mid-infrared laser modules.
  • Beam Delivery and Optical Bench Development: Circular beam option and low-divergence output make the laser suitable for optical alignment, beam shaping, MIR beam delivery experiments, and compact optical system design.