{"id":49152,"date":"2025-06-09T13:55:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photonics.laser2000.co.uk\/?post_type=product&#038;p=49152"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:35:57","slug":"dfb-interband-cascade-lasers-from-3-%c2%b5m-to-6-%c2%b5m","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/stagingphotonics.laser2000.co.uk\/?product=dfb-interband-cascade-lasers-from-3-%c2%b5m-to-6-%c2%b5m","title":{"rendered":"DFB Interband Cascade Lasers from 3 \u00b5m to 6 \u00b5m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<header>\n<h1>DFB Interband Cascade Lasers (ICL) by Nanoplus<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Overview of DFB Interband Cascade Lasers<\/h2>\n<p>Nanoplus offers a <strong>DFB Interband Cascade Laser (ICL)<\/strong> at any target wavelength in the <strong>mid-infrared (MIR)<\/strong> spectrum between 3 \u03bcm and 6 \u03bcm. The device operates in <strong>continuous wave (cw) mode<\/strong> around room temperature.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Applications of Tunable Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TLAS)<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>nanoplus DFB ICL<\/strong> enables <strong>tunable laser absorption spectroscopy (TLAS)<\/strong> for novel MIR applications in <strong>industrial gas sensing<\/strong>. In the 3 \u03bcm to 6 \u03bcm wavelength window, many industrially relevant trace gases exhibit their strongest absorption bands.<\/p>\n<p>These gases include prevalent molecules such as <strong>carbon dioxide (CO2)<\/strong>, <strong>nitric oxide (NO)<\/strong>, and <strong>water (H2O)<\/strong>, as well as hydrocarbons like methane.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Advantages of DFB Interband Cascade Lasers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Accelerate sensing speed<\/li>\n<li>Reduce noise<\/li>\n<li>Miniaturise the sensor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>nanoplus ICLs<\/strong> are considered for various progressive applications in <strong>industry and research<\/strong>, particularly in the oil and gas sector.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Comparison with Other Laser Technologies<\/h2>\n<p>Compared to other sensing techniques, such as gas chromatography, TLAS-based sensors offer unmatched advantages of real-time analysis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nanoplus DFB ICL technology<\/strong> outperforms other MIR 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