Research
Our Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) spectrometers and IR sources provide researchers with new tools to perform analysis in the mid-infrared (IR) spectral region.
LaserScan is a portable system that allows researchers to do all traditional mid-IR analysis at a standoff distance in the field, where they can evaluate samples without touching them. There is also a version that is compatible with FTIR accessories. Examples of what LaserScan enables:
- Analysis of a wide range of biological samples, in the lab or in the field
- High-speed monitoring of research chemical reactions using an appropriate ATR probe
- Forensic spectroscopy in the field, without taking samples back to the lab
- Detecting damaged polymers or identifying polymers in the field
- Analysis of artwork without touching it or taking a sample
The LaserScope IR microscope puts high spectral power and radiance on small samples. This provides the capability to rapidly analyze small, optically thick, or highly diffusive samples. It improves spectral quality for more precise mapping. It provides up to two orders of magnitude greater spectral power density than an FTIR with a standard source. LaserScope enables:
- Analysis of live biological samples in near-real time
- Cellular analysis with improved spectral quality for more precise mapping
- Rapid polymer analysis of thick, multi-layer structures
- Delivering high spectral radiance to microscopic samples, where previously only a synchrotron was sufficient
LaserTune provides a versatile mid-IR source that researchers can step or scan across a large bandwidth of the mid-IR and utilize for a variety of research areas that require a tunable mid IR source. LaserTune provides a:
- Source for mid-IR spectroscopy experiments
- Source for vibrational circular dichroism (VCD)
- Source for laser induced temperature jump