APPLICATIONS.
APPLICATIONS
ADDING
VALUE.
Alpes Lasers technologies add value to the following market segments
APPLICATIONS
BIO
/ AGRO
/ FOOD
Mid-IR lasers have a wealth of applications in the field of food/agro safety and farming practices
- Ethylene sensing
- Pathogen detection
- Micro-pollutants monitoring
- Microplastics detection
- Milk analysis (fat, lactose & protein analysis)
- Alcohol analysis
- Pesticides detection
- Weed control
- Inflammation detection via animal breath analysis
- Early warning system for mastitis
- Biomarker monitoring for nutrition studies
APPLICATIONS
MEDICAL
/ HEALTH
The core applications of QCLs and ICLs in the Medical
and Healthcare domain are illustrated below
- Blood analysis (detection of Glucose, Lactate, etc.)
- Urine analysis (detection of Creatinine, Phosphates, Urea, Ketones, Proteins, etc.
- VOCs analysis (Acetone, Ethanol, Ethylene, Methane, HCN, etc.)
- Label detection (i.e. C12/C13 ratio
- Virus detection in air and liquids
- Bacteria detection in air and liquids
- Mid-IR skin imaging
- Cornea mapping via HSI
- Detection of ulcers in diabetic foot
- Active illumination for hyper spectral imaging in the infrared
- QCL-based spectroscopic imaging (tissue classification)
- Photothermal imaging
- Quality control in Pharma
- Organ on chip applications
APPLICATIONS
ENVIRONMENT
Alpes Lasers has a strong background in applying mid-IR lasers for safeguarding the environmental
- Detection of COx, SOx, NOx, Ox, and other volatile compounds
- CH4 emissions monitoring
- VOCs monitoring
- Micro- & Nano-plastics detection
- Phosphates & nitrated detection
- Oil in water measurements
- Pathogens detection
- PFAS detection
- VOCs leakage detection
- GHGs monitoring
- PFAS gases detection
- Environmental lidar
- Deep-sea water monitoring
APPLICATIONS
INDUSTRY 4.0
Alpes Lasers technologies add value to the following market segments
- Surface smoothening & micropatterning of parts
- Increase layer adhesion for FDM 3D printing
- Graphene foam SLS printing
- Selective processing of bio-based FDM printed materials
- VOCs leakage detection
- GHGs monitoring
- PFAS gases detection
- Oil & gas process monitoring
- Bioreactor process optimisation
- Dairy industry process monitoring
APPLICATIONS
ICT
Key application of mid-IR lasers in the ICT domain
- FSO communications
- Ultra-stable and fast frequency generation (via frequency combs)
- Mid-IR beacons
- Mid-IR neuromorphic computing
- Photonic Physical Uncloneable Functions (P-PUFs)
- Quantum random number generators
APPLICATIONS
BASIC SCIENCE
Mid-IR lasers application in basic science
- Study of protein dynamics
- Time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy (μs/ms)
- Study of light-induced reactions
- Active hyperspectral imaging
- Nano-AFM IR characterisation
- Photothermal nano-imaging
- Photochemistry & photocalysis
- Combustion spectroscopy
- Analysis of advanced/novel materials and their dynamics
- In-situ non-destructive analysis of electrochemical dynamics
APPLICATIONS
DEFENCE
/ SECURITY
Alpes Lasers develops targeted solutions for the defence and security market
- High-power QCLs for DIRCM
- IR illuminators
- IR beacons
- Standoff detection
- Detection of drugs and explosives in water & wastewater
- Detection of volatile precursors in the air
- Volatile organic compound detection
- Other hazardous gases detection
- Pathogens & viruses detection (bioterrorism)
- Photonic Physical Uncloneable Functions (P-PUFs)
- Quantum random number generators
APPLICATIONS
AEROSPACE
Alpes Lasers technologies add value to the following market segments
- Instrument calibration
- Distance measurement & altimetry
- Spectroscopic instrumentation
- Laser-based communications (FSO)
- Frequency generation
- Medical control
