DRS Daylight Solutions Hedgehog Compact, Rapid-scan, Tunable Mid-IR Laser

Ideal for laboratory or OEM use, the Hedgehog Mid-IR Laser is DRS Daylight's next-generation tunable laser head. Built on our proven External Cavity Quantum Cascade Laser technology, the Hedgehog laser is a unique combination of small size, tuning speeds to > 5000 cm-1/s, CW or pulsed output, high power, TEM00 beam quality, and unmatched spectral repeatability.

Features:

• Wavelength availability: 3-13 µm
• Tune up to 400 cm^-1 at speeds up to 5000 cm^-1/s
• CW* or pulsed output (up to 3 MHz/30% duty)*
• Ultra-quiet CW: RIN as low as -140 dBc/Hz enables higher-SNR spectroscopy
• Superior wavelength repeatability for higher-accuracy spectroscopy
• Superb TEM00 beam quality and low beam pointing allows fiber coupling
• High output power for high SNR* of > 1 W (peak) and > 0.5 W (average)
• SideKick™ controller, GUI, and SDK standard with all systems
• Proprietary HFQD™ circuitry protects your chips

Molecular spectroscopy applications benefit from rapid, high-SNR data acquisition. Probing multiple molecules, or probing an absorption feature with high dynamic range, also benefits from broad mid-IR tuning. The Hedgehog system provides these benefits, with its wide, rapid tuning across the mid-IR spectrum, low-noise output, and high spectral and spatial beam quality. Its sealed, alignment-free design and GUI and SDK included as standard let you access this performance with ease.

Select from three standard Hedgehog models: Hedgehog (tunes up to 200 cm^-1), Hedgehog-UT (tunes up to 400 cm^-1), and Hedgehog-LT (tunes up to 30 cm^-1).

* Requires suitable chip(s)