NKT Photonics launched a new type of supercontinuum laser for the infrared region in June 2017. The laser has a continuous output in the spectral region from 900 to 4200 nm and provides a total power of 450 mW at the output of the fiber.
The SuperK MIR laser is ideal as a radiation source for FTIR(Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) spectroscopy.
The main advantage over other lasers in this spectral region is the special PCF output fibre with achromatic collimator, which provides a Gaussian beam profile andM2 < 1.1, making the work much easier and more efficient.
The first prototypes of this laser have already been in operation for more than two years, thanks to which the manufacturer can provide a 24-month warranty on the laser with no limit on the number of operating hours.
The laser has also been the subject of the first scientific papers, one of the most interesting of which is this one: