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
Food safety
- Ethylene sensing
- Pathogen detection
- Micro-pollutants monitoring
- Microplastics detection
Process optimisation
- Milk analysis (fat, lactose & protein analysis)
- Alcohol analysis
Farming 4.0
- Pesticides detection
- Weed control
- Inflammation detection via animal breath analysis
- Early warning system for mastitis
Other
- Biomarker monitoring for nutrition studies
APPLICATIONS
MEDICAL
/ HEALTH
The core applications of QCLs and ICLs in the Medical
and Healthcare domain are illustrated below
Liquids analysis
- Blood analysis (detection of Glucose, Lactate, etc.)
- Urine analysis (detection of Creatinine, Phosphates, Urea, Ketones, Proteins, etc.
Breath analysis
- VOCs analysis (Acetone, Ethanol, Ethylene, Methane, HCN, etc.)
- Label detection (i.e. C12/C13 ratio
Pathogen detection
- Virus detection in air and liquids
- Bacteria detection in air and liquids
Ophthalmology / Dermatology
- Mid-IR skin imaging
- Cornea mapping via HSI
- Detection of ulcers in diabetic foot
Medical imaging
- Active illumination for hyper spectral imaging in the infrared
- QCL-based spectroscopic imaging (tissue classification)
- Photothermal imaging
Other
- 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
Emissions monitoring
- Detection of COx, SOx, NOx, Ox, and other volatile compounds
- CH4 emissions monitoring
- VOCs monitoring
Water pollution monitoring
- Micro- & Nano-plastics detection
- Phosphates & nitrated detection
- Oil in water measurements
- Pathogens detection
- PFAS detection
Gas leakage detection
- VOCs leakage detection
- GHGs monitoring
- PFAS gases detection
Other
- Environmental lidar
- Deep-sea water monitoring
APPLICATIONS
INDUSTRY 4.0
Alpes Lasers technologies add value to the following market segments
Additive manufacturing
- Surface smoothening & micropatterning of parts
- Increase layer adhesion for FDM 3D printing
Bio-based materials
- Graphene foam SLS printing
- Selective processing of bio-based FDM printed materials
Gas leakage detection
- VOCs leakage detection
- GHGs monitoring
- PFAS gases detection
Industrial Process monitoring
- Oil & gas process monitoring
- Bioreactor process optimisation
- Dairy industry process monitoring
APPLICATIONS
ICT
Key application of mid-IR lasers in the ICT domain
Communications
- FSO communications
- Ultra-stable and fast frequency generation (via frequency combs)
- Mid-IR beacons
Computing
- Mid-IR neuromorphic computing
Cybersecurity
- Photonic Physical Uncloneable Functions (P-PUFs)
- Quantum random number generators
APPLICATIONS
BASIC SCIENCE
Mid-IR lasers application in basic science
Time-sensitive studies
- Study of protein dynamics
- Time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy (μs/ms)
- Study of light-induced reactions
Hyperspectral imaging
- Active hyperspectral imaging
- Nano-AFM IR characterisation
- Photothermal nano-imaging
Advanced spectroscopy
- 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
Defence
- High-power QCLs for DIRCM
- IR illuminators
- IR beacons
Explosives & drugs detection
- Standoff detection
- Detection of drugs and explosives in water & wastewater
- Detection of volatile precursors in the air
Pathogens & hazard materials detection<
- Volatile organic compound detection
- Other hazardous gases detection
- Pathogens & viruses detection (bioterrorism)
Cybersecurity
- Photonic Physical Uncloneable Functions (P-PUFs)
- Quantum random number generators
APPLICATIONS
AEROSPACE
Alpes Lasers technologies add value to the following market segments
Scientific missions
- Instrument calibration
- Distance measurement & altimetry
- Spectroscopic instrumentation
Communications
- Laser-based communications (FSO)
- Frequency generation
Other
- Medical control
