3240 nm & 3270 nm Distributed Feedback Laser (TOP Wavelength)

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Distributed Feedback Laser

3240 nm & 3270 nm
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DFB interband cascade lasers at 3240 nm and 3270 nm are used for methane detection. Please have a look at the key features, specifications and applications.

Specifications

Mountings & Accessories

Applications

Papers & Links

Specifications

parameters	symbol	unit	minimum	typical	maximum
parameters operating wavelength (at T_op, I_op)	symbol λop	unit nm	minimum	typical 3240 & 3270	maximum
parameters optical output power (at λ_op)	symbol P_op	unit mW	minimum	typical 15	maximum
parameters operating current	symbol I_op	unit mA	minimum	typical	maximum 120
parameters operating voltage	symbol V_op	unit V	minimum	typical 5	maximum
parameters threshold current	symbol I_th	unit mA	minimum 15	typical 25	maximum 40
parameters side mode suppression ratio	symbol SMSR	unit dB	minimum	typical > 35	maximum
parameters current tuning coefficient	symbol C_I	unit nm / mA	minimum	typical 0.10	maximum
parameters temperature tuning coefficient	symbol C_T	unit nm / K	minimum	typical 0.35	maximum
parameters operating chip temperature	symbol T_op	unit °C	minimum +15	typical +20	maximum +40
parameters operating case temperature (non-condensing)	symbol T_C	unit °C	minimum -20	typical +25	maximum +55
parameters storage temperature (non-condensing)	symbol T_S	unit °C	minimum -30	typical +20	maximum +70

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Mountings & Accessories

SM-BTF - our fiber-coupled workhorse

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availability: 760 nm - 5500 nm
TEC: integrated TEC
NTC: integrated NTC

plug&play: fiber-coupled beam
size: large footprint
costs: higher cost than free space

TO66 - our workhorse for ICLs

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availability: 2800 nm - 6500 nm
TEC: integrated large TEC
NTC: integrated NTC
cap: AR coated cap (optional)

window: AR coated window (optional)
plug&play: collimation required
size: small footprint
costs: low cost

chip on heatspreader - high-end OEM integration

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availability: 760 nm - 6000 nm
TEC: no TEC
NTC: integrated NTC
cap: NA

window: NA
plug&play: collimation required
size: smallest footprint
costs: low cost

Heatsink for TO5 / TO66

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availability: 760 nm - 6500 nm
NTC: integrated (optional)
heat distribution: warranted
connectors: for laser diode driver & temperature controller
posts: M6 thread for optical table

cage system: standard
collimation: none

Lens on cap

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availability: 1850 nm - 6500 nm
heat distribution: none, use separate heatsink
connectors: TO66 connectors only
posts: none, use separate heatsink

cage system: none, use separate heatsink
collimation: high-end collimation, divergence < 4 mrad

Applications

CH₄

Emission control of greenhouse gases: CH₄

Greenhouse gas effects and climate change have triggered global emission monitoring of pollutants like methane. Methane is one of the Earth’s most important atmospheric gases. It is, to a large extend, responsible for the accelerating greenhouse effect. The global warming potential of methane is about 30 times higher than that of CO₂ based on a 100 year scale. Studies are executed on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency to quantify the methane emissions caused by the increased natural gas exploration and production in the US.

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CH₄

Leakage control in gas pipelines: CH₄

Leaks of CH₄ may cause dangerous situations and are hard to locate precisely. Hence, maintenance of underground pipelines produces high costs. CH₄ leaks are also an important source for greenhouse gases. With TDLAS a strong tool is available to manufacture portable leak detectors.

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CH₄

Combustion control in integrated gasification fuel cell cycles: CH₄

Methane content of syngas is controlled to improve combustion efficiency of integrated gasification fuel cell cycles.

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CO₂ & CH₄

Combustion control in high temperature processes: CO₂ and CH₄

Continuous monitoring of contents like CO₂ or CH₄ concentrations is essential for the efficiency of high-temperature processes in e. g. incinerators, furnaces or petrochemical refineries. Managing the CO₂ content in combustion processes simultaneously reduces greenhouse gas emissions. This is also relevant for energy generating industries like coal burning power plants.

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Papers & Links

# 5 DFB lasers exceeding 3 µm for industrial applications

L. Naehle, L. Hildebrandt, Laser+Photonics, 2012, pp. 78-80,

# 7 DFB laser diodes expand hydrocarbon sensing beyond 3 µm

L. Hildebrandt, L. Naehle, Laser Focus World, January 2012, pp. 87-90,

# 9 DFB Lasers Between 760 nm and 16 µm for Sensing Applications

W. Zeller, L. Naehle, P. Fuchs, F. Gerschuetz, L. Hildebrandt, J. Koeth , Sensors, 10, 2010, pp. 2492-2510,

# 13 Continuous-wave operation of type-I quantum well DFB laser diodes emitting in 3.4 µm wavelength range around room temperature

L. Naehle, S. Belahsene, M. von Edlinger, M. Fischer, G. Boissier, P. Grech, G. Narcy, A. Vicet, Y. Rouillard, J. Koeth and L. Worschech , Electron. Lett. 47, 1, Januar 2011, pp. 46-47.,

# 19 Measurements of Mars Methane at Gale Crater by the SAM Tunable Laser Spectrometer on the Curiosity Rover

C.R. Webster, P.R. Mahaffy, S.K. Atreya, G.J. Flesch, K.A. Farley, 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,, LPI Contribution No. 1719, March 18-22 2013, p. 1366.,

# 29 Detection of Methane Isotopologues – cw-OPO vs. DFB Diode Laser

M. Wolff, S. Rhein, H. Bruhns, J. Koeth, L. Hildebrandt, P. Fuchs, 16th International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena.,

# 35 TDLAS-based sensors for in situ measurement of syngas composition in a pressurized, oxygen-blown, entrained flow coal gasifier

R. Sur, K. Sun, J.B. Jeffries, R.K. Hanson, R.J. Pummill, T. Waind, D.R. Wagner, K.J. Whitty, 2014, Appl. Phys. B, 116, 1, 2014, pp. 33-42,

# 50 Mid-IR difference frequency laser-based sensors for ambient CH₄, CO, and N₂O monitoring;

J. J. Scherer, J. B. Paul, H. J. Jost, Marc L. Fischer, Appl. Phys. B, 109, 3, November 2017, pp. 271-277.,

# 61 Demonstration of an Ethane Spectrometer for Methane Source Identification

T.I. Yacovitch, S.C. Herndon, J.R. Roscioli, C. Floerchinger, R.M. McGovern, M. Agnese, G. Petron, J. Kofler, C. Sweeney, A. Karion, S.A. Conley, E.A. Kort, L. Naehle, M. Fischer, L. Hildebrandt,.J. Koeth, J.B. McManus, D.D. Nelson, M.S. Zahniser, C.E. Kolb, Environ. Sci. Technol., 48, 2014, 8028-8034.,

# 62 High-sensitivity interference-free diagnostic for measurement of methane in shock tubes

R. Sur, S. Wang, K. Sun, D. F. Davidson, J. B. Jeffries, R. K. Hanson, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Vol. 156, May 2015, pp. 80-87,

# 63 Breath Analysis Using Laser Spectroscopic Techniques: Breath Biomarkers, Spectral Fingerprints, and Detection Limits

C. Wang and P. Sahay, Sensors, 9, 2009, 8230 - 8262,

# 64 Interband Cascade Lasers - Topical Review

I. Vurgaftman, R. Weih, M. Kamp, C.L. Canedy, C.S. Kim, M. Kim, W.W. Bewley, C.D. Merritt, J. Abell, S. Hoefling, Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 48, 2015, pp. 123001-12017.,

# 77 Compact TDLAS based sensor design using interband cascade lasers for mid-IR trace gas sensing

L. Dong, F. K. Tittel, C. Li, N. P. Sanchez, H. Wu, C. Zheng, Y. Yu, A. Sampaolo, R. J. Griffin , Optics Express, Vol. 24, Issue 6, 2016, pp. A528-A535.,

# 81 Dynamic spectral characteristics measurement of DFB interband cascade laser under injection current tuning

Z. Du, G. Luo, Y. An, J. Li, Appl. Phys. Lett., 109, 2016, 011903.,

# 85 Frequency modulation characteristics for interband cascade lasers emitting at 3 µm

J. Li, Z. Du, Y. An, Appl. Phys. B, 2015, 121:7–17.,

# 90 Optical feedback cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy with a 3.24 µm interband cascade laser

K. M. Manfred, G. A. D. Ritchie, N. Lang, J. Roepcke, J. H. van Helden , Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 2015, 221106.,

# 92 Development and field deployment of a mid-infrared methane sensor without pressure control using interband cascade laser absorption spectroscopy

Ch. Zheng, W. Ye, N. P. Sanchez, Ch. Li, L. Dong, Y. Wang, R. J. Griffin, F. K. Tittel , Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 244, June 2017, 365–372.,

# 102 Laser detection

L. Hildebrandt, Hydrocarbon Engineering, Februar 2018,

# 107 Interband cascade laser-based ppbv-level mid-infrared methane detection using two digital lock-in amplifier schemes

F. Song, C. Zheng, D. Yu, Y. Zhou, W. Yan, W. Ye, Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, F. K. Tittel , Appl. Phys. B, 2018, 124:51.,

# 109 Performance enhancement of methane detection using a novel self-adaptive mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy technique

F. Song, C. Zheng, W. Yan, W. Ye, Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, F. K. Tittel, IEEE Phot. Journ., Vol.10, No.6, December 2018,

# 122 A streamlined approach to hybrid-chemistry modeling for a low cetane-number alternative jet fuel

N. H. Pinkowski, Y. Wang , S. J. Cassady , D. F. Davidson , R. K. Hanson , Combustion and Flame, Vol.208, October 2019, pp. 15-26.,

# 123 Multi-wavelength speciation of high-temperature 1-butene pyrolysis

N. H. Pinkowski, S. J. Cassady, D. F. Davidson, R. K. Hanson, Fuel, Vol. 244, 15th May 2019, pp. 269-281.,

# 140 Interband cascade laser arrays for simultaneous and selective analysis of C1–C5 hydrocarbons in petrochemical industry

J. Scheuermann, P. Kluczynski, K. Siembab, M. Straszewski, J. Kaczmarek, R. Weih, M. Fischer, J. Koeth, A. Schade, S. Höfling, Appl. Spectrosc, January 2021, 2021,

# 141 Atmospheric CH₄ measurement near a landfill using an ICL-based QEPAS sensor with V-T relaxation self-calibration

H. Wu, L. Dong, X. Yin, A. Sampaolo, P. Patimisco, W. Ma, L. Zhang, W. Yin, L. Xiao, V. Spagnolo, S. Jia, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol.297, 2019, 126753.,

# 151 The interband cascade laser

J. R. Meyer, W. Bewley, C. L. Canedy, C. S. Kim, M. Kim, C. D. Merritt, I. Vurgaftman, Photonics, Vol. 7, No. 3 (75), 2020,

# 162 Methane leak detection by tunable laser spectroscopy and mid-infrared imaging

T. Strahl, J. Herbst, A. Lambrecht, E. Maier, J. Steinebrunner, J. Wöllenstein , Appl. Optics, Vol. 60, No. 15, 2021, C68-C75,

# 176 Photoacoustic methane detection inside a MEMS microphone

T. Strahl, J. Steinebrunner, C. Weber, J. Wöllenstein, K. Schmitt, Photoacoustics, 29, 2023, 100428,

# 180 Rovibrational Polaritons in Gas-Phase Methane

A. D. Wright, J. C. Nelson, M. L. Weichman, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 145, 10, 2023, 5982–5987,

Optical properties

nanoplus distributed feedback lasers show outstanding spectral, tuning and electrical properties.

Spectrum 3270 nm DFB

Typical spectrum of a nanoplus 3270 nm distributed feedback interband cascade laser

Tuning 3270 nm DFB

Typical mode hop free tuning of a nanoplus 3270 nm distributed feedback interband cascade laser

PI Curve 3270 nm DFB

Typical power, current and voltage characteristics of a nanoplus 3270 nm distributed feedback interband cascade laser

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nanoplus uses a unique and patented technology for DFB laser manufacturing. We apply a lateral metal grating along the ridge waveguide, which is independent of the material system. Read more about our patented distributed feedback technology.

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3240 nm & 3270 nmTOP Wavelength

Distributed Feedback Laser

3240 nm & 3270 nmTOP Wavelength

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3240 nm & 3270 nm
TOP Wavelength

3240 nm & 3270 nm
TOP Wavelength