sSNOM & AFM-IR
Combine s-SNOM and AFM-IR with a Remarkable Mid-IR Laser
Broadly Tunable IR Laser for the Integration with Scattering SNOM and AFM-IR Microscopes
APE provides a tunable MId-IR laser spectroscopy, and for the integration with scattering SNOM and AFM-IR microscopes.
The laser sets new standards in resolution and tuning range due to its OPO/DFG architecture. The unique combination of 300 cm-1 broadband as well as 20 cm-1 narrowband emission covers the two complementary nanoscale IR techniques s-SNOM and AFM-IR.
The outstanding high output power between 5 mW and 300 mW in combination with an extremely low noise level is addressing a wider range of applications in the near-field imaging & spectroscopy field.
A pulsed mode (Burst Mode with 50 % Duty Cycle) is included for AFM-IR applications.
At a Glance
- Imaging & Spectroscopy of organic & inorganic samples with a remarkable IR light source
- Two complementary nanoscale Mid-IR techniques: s-SNOM and AFM-IR
- High performance narrowband (~ 20 cm-1) and broadband (useable 300 cm-1) emission
- Highest signal-to-noise performance due to OPO/DFG architecture
- User friendly turnkey operation incl. automated wavelength tuning
- Wavelength tuning broadband: from 2.15 µm – 15 µm (670 cm-1 … 4650 cm-1)
- Wavelength tuning narrowband: from 5.0 µm – 15 µm (670 cm-1 … 2000 cm-1)
- Outstanding output power levels between 5 mW and 300 mW
- Fast continuous sweep mode in under 30 seconds for scanning from 1000 – 1800 cm-1 in the narrowband mode
Operation Modes
4 different operation modes are availabe to cover s-SNOM spectroscopy, s-SNOM imaging, and AFM-IR:
1 – Broadband quasi-cw mode
2 – Narrowband quasi-cw mode
3 – Broadband pulsed mode
4 – Narrowband pulsed mode
Beam Profil
The beam profile of Carmina gives an ellipticity of >80%, measured here in the wavenumber range between 2000 … 670 cm-1.
Specifications
| Available Configurations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Version A | Version B | Version C | |
| Broadband quasi-cw | x | x | x |
| Narrowband quasi-cw | x | x | |
| Broadband Pulsed Mode | x | ||
| Narrowband Pulsed Mode | x |
| Broadband Operation | |
|---|---|
| Tuning Range | 2.15 μm ... 15 μm (4650 cm-1 ... 670 cm-1) |
| Wavelength Tuning | Fully automated, no user adjustment required |
| Step- and Settle Time | < 2 s |
| Power | > 15 mW at 1600 cm-1 |
| Bandwidth Typical | > 300 cm-1 (FWTM, 10 dB level), 170 cm-1 (FWHM) |
| Beam Quality M2 | < 1.3 at 1600 cm-1, typ. < 1.3 over complete tuning range |
| Polarization | Horizontal |
| Beam Diameter at Exit | Typ. 5 mm at 1600 cm-1 |
| Narrowband Operation | |
|---|---|
| Tuning Range | 5 μm ... 15 μm (2000 cm-1 ... 670 cm-1) |
| Wavelength Tuning | Fully automated, no user adjustment required |
| Step and Settle Time | < 2 s |
| Sweep Mode | Continuous sweep Max. speed > 30 cm-1/s, speed and range software adjustable |
| Power | > 15 mW at 1600 cm-1 |
| Bandwidth | Typ. 20 cm-1 (FWHM) for 1000 cm-1 ... 1800 cm-1 |
| Beam Quality M2 | < 1.3 at 1600 cm-1, typ. < 1.3 over whole tuning range |
| Polarization | Horizontal |
| Beam Diameter at Exit | Typ. 5 mm at 1600 cm-1 |
| cw and pulsed mode | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quasi-cw Mode | Repetition Rate | 40.5 MHz ± 0.5 MHz |
| Pulsed Mode | Frequency Modulation | 50 kHz ... > 1.5 MHz externally triggered via TTL signal (BNC) |
| Duty Cycle | 50% | |
| Energy per Cycle | > 15 nJ at 1600 cm-1 at 500 kHz |
Download our brochure (download tab) to view the specification data.
Datasheets & Brochures
APE Carmina Tunable IR Laser SNOM AFM-IR Rev.3.1.2 (pdf /english)
Application Note
sSNOM and AFM-IR Application Note (pdf / english)
Manuals
Please send an email to service@ape-berlin.de if you are looking for a manual in pdf format. You help us if you send us the serial number of the device in question.
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Email & Phone Contacts
APE Angewandte Physik & Elektronik GmbH
Plauener Strasse 163-165 | Haus N
13053 Berlin, Germany
tel +49 30 98601130
fax +49 30 986011333
Sales: sales@ape-berlin.de
Support: service@ape-berlin.de
Full compatibility with Bruker Anasys
Carmina is fully compatible with sSNOM & AFM-IR solution from Anasys / Bruker, the world leader in nanoscale IR spectroscopy. Contact us for more information.
