Low-Noise QCL Driver for Laboratory Use with Touchscreen Interface
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Description
General Overview Introducing the Low-Noise QCL Driver from the Laboratory Series, a pinnacle of precision and stability in quantum cascade laser (QCL) instrumentation. Designed for the most demanding research environments, these drivers deliver exceptionally low current noise, ensuring optimal performance for your laser applications.
The innovative design is backed by patented technology, providing a narrow linewidth and stable center wavelength for consistent and repeatable results. The Lowest-Noise Driver Available Our QCL drivers boast the lowest current noise density available on the market, making them an essential tool for researchers who require the utmost precision. This unparalleled noise performance is crucial for applications demanding high spectral purity and stability. By utilizing this advanced driver, users can achieve superior control over their QCL systems, enhancing both the quality and reliability of their experimental outcomes. Intuitive User Interface Ease of use is a hallmark of the Low-Noise QCL Driver.
Featuring a touchscreen interface, the driver offers an intuitive user experience that simplifies complex operations and adjustments. This user-friendly design allows researchers to focus on their experiments without being hindered by complicated controls, making it easier to achieve precise and accurate results. With a range of features aimed at enhancing usability, this driver is an ideal choice for both novice and experienced users in the field of laser technology.
Low-Noise QCL Driver for Laboratory Use with Touchscreen Interface
Specifications |
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| Output Currents: | 500 mA, 1 A, 1.5 A, 2 A |
| Low Noise: | <0.4 μA RMS up to 100 kHz |
| Compliance Voltage: | 10 to 20 V |
| Analog Modulation: | up to 2-3 MHz |
| Rack Mountable: | 2 U height and ½ rack width |
| Turn-on Delay: | 2 second adjustable |
| Current Ramp: | 1.5 msec |
Features
- Ultra-Low Noise: <0.4 μA RMS up to 100 kHz (QCL500, typical) for narrow linewidth stability
- Wide Current Range: Selectable models offering 500 mA, 1.0 A, 1.5 A, or 2.0 A output currents
- Adjustable Compliance Voltage: 10 V to 20 V to match specific QCL requirements
- High Modulation Bandwidth: Analog modulation up to 2-3 MHz for dynamic applications
- Intuitive Touchscreen Interface: Easy control and monitoring with graphical UI
- Comprehensive Safety Systems: Brick-Wall Never-Exceed current limit, interlocks, thermal and electrical protection
- Versatile Connectivity: USB and Ethernet interfaces with included software for data logging and remote control
- Rack-Mountable Design: 2U height and half-rack width for seamless integration
- Firmware Upgradeable: Field-updatable firmware ensures long-term support
Applications
- Spectroscopy and Remote Sensing: Enables high-resolution molecular detection using QCLs across IR and THz ranges
- Medical Diagnostics: Supports breath analysis and non-invasive glucose monitoring with stable laser operation
- Environmental Monitoring: Ideal for atmospheric and marine emissions detection with precise output control
- Industrial Process Control: Facilitates pharmaceutical quality control and chemical process monitoring
- Security and Safety Detection: Suitable for explosive material detection and remote chemical sensing
- Leak Detection and Air Quality Monitoring: Ensures accurate detection in anesthesia delivery and hospital environments
Frequently Asked Questions
The QCL Driver instrument comes standard with many safety features, including power supply over current protection, brown-out and overvoltage protection, driver over-temperature protection circuit, relay shorts output when current is disabled, AC input and patented power supply filtering, key switch, active, and passive interlocks, and password protection available to lock out a selectable control set.
The QCL Driver instrument is particularly suited to detection of molecules significant to humans, and applications include remote detection of explosive materials, medical diagnosis using the breath, non-invasive glucose testing, emissions monitoring of the atmosphere or marine environments, and pharmaceutical process quality control.
The QCL Driver instrument has the highest modulation bandwidth and fast rise-time, which maintains modulation waveform integrity so you can shape the laser output profile exactly as your application requires.
The QCL LAB Series QCL Laser Driver Instrument has the lowest current noise density of any commercially available instrument, enabling lower detection thresholds in gas, liquid, and material sensing systems.
The QCL Driver family is available in four different instrument models with output current ranges of 500mA, 1 A, 1.5 A, and 2 A.