Block Engineering News
Press Releases
Block Engineering Introduces Next Generation of Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers
Southborough, Massachusetts – October 10, 2023
Block Engineering, a manufacturer of mid-infrared lasers and chemical detection systems, has released its next generation of compact quantum cascade lasers (QCLs). The new QCLs offer a six-fold increase in laser power.
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Dr. Steve Buckley Joins Block Engineering as President
Southborough, Massachusetts – June 7, 2023
Block Engineering, a leading developer of broadly tunable quantum cascade lasers and chemical threat detection products, announced that Dr. Steve Buckley has joined the company as its new President.
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Block MEMS Awarded $2.2 Million Contract to Supply Advanced Spectrometer for the U.S. Navy
Southborough, Massachusetts – March 21, 2023
Block MEMS, LLC (Block) has been awarded a $2.2 million contract by Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) to further develop and supply an advanced spectrometer using Block's proprietary Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs).
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For our full archive of past press releases, you may visit our press release page.
Articles and Videos
Video from IARPA on the SILMARILS chemical detection program, featuring Block's technology
November 2020
Over the past five years, @IARPAnews has tested the SILMARILS program, a technology that makes it physically safer to detect chemicals and narcotics. Learn how this program can save lives by detecting threatening chemicals on surfaces up to 30 meters away. pic.twitter.com/h1brgPCyvm
— Office of the DNI (@ODNIgov) November 13, 2020
Shine a Light: Laser Spectrometers Aid in the Detection of Hazardous Chemicals
February 2020
Block's SBIR contract allowed the company to build the foundation of its Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technology, eventually resulting in the current product line of QCL-based chemical detection for military and commercial applications. Daniel Cavicchio, Block's executive chairman, explained that "Block wouldn’t have developed this technology if it hadn’t been for the SBIR program."
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Upcoming Events
Photonics West
January 30 - February 1, 2024 | San Francisco, CA | Booth 3229
Photonics West is one of the largest conferences for optical, laser, and other photonics-related products and technologies.
NOBLE TR/EX
February 21-22, 2024 | National Harbor, MD
Federal Resources, Noble, and TSSi are the hosts of NOBLE TR/EX, a training and exposition event featuring live presentations and product demonstrations from manufacturers of safety and security products.
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