Laser driver
Wavelength Electronics’ quantum cascade laser (QCL) OEM driver is designed to provide up to 2 A output current to the QCL with root mean square (RMS) noise as low as 0.4 µA and 2–3 MHz bandwidth for a variety of applications including mid-infrared spectroscopy. According to the company, protection circuitry safeguards the QCL from minor power source faults, over-temperature conditions, and electrical faults.
Wavelength Electronics, Bozeman, Montana, www.teamwavelength.com
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