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'''Alpes Lasers S.A.''' is a Swiss engineering company and manufacturer of [[Infrared]] [[laser]]s and electrical drivers based in [[St-Blaise, Neuchatel|St-Blaise,]] [[Neuchatel]]. The company was the first to commercialize the [[quantum cascade laser|quantum cascade laser (QCL)]] for scientific<ref>{{cite thesis |type=PhD |last=Walker |first=Richard |date=2011 |title=Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy: Applications and Developments |publisher=University of Oxford}}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis |type=PhD |last=Bergin |first=Ann G.V. |date=2013 |title=Applications of optical-feedback cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy |publisher=University of Oxford}}</ref>, industrial<ref>{{cite journal |last=Moser |first=H. |last2=Pölz |first2=W. |last3=Waclawek |first3=J. P. |date=January 2017 |title=Implementation of a quantum cascade laser-based gas sensor prototype for sub-ppmv H2S measurements in a petrochemical process gas stream |journal=Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry |volume=409 |pages=729–739 |doi=10.1007/s00216-016-9923-z}}</ref> and medical<ref>{{cite journal|last=Rubin|first=T.|last2=Von Haimberger|first2=T.|last3=Helmke|first3=A.|date=May 2016|title=Liver Status Assessment by Spectrally and Time Resolved IR Detection of Drug Induced Breath Gas Changes|url=|journal=Photonics|volume=3|pages=|doi=10.3390/photonics3020031|via=}}</ref> use<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.laserfocusworld.com/home/article/16571092/alpes-commercializes-quantumcascade-laser |title=Alpes commercializes quantum-cascade laser |publisher=Laser Focus World |accessdate=April 30, 2020}}</ref>. QCLs have also been developed by Alpes Lasers for defensive [[countermeasure]] applications for the [[United States Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Alpes_Lasers_to_Supply_QCLs_to_US_Air_Force/a61443 |title=Alpes Lasers to Supply QCLs to US Air Force Intelligence Project |publisher=Photonics Media |accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>.
'''Alpes Lasers S.A.''' is a Swiss engineering company and manufacturer of [[Infrared]] [[laser]]s and electrical drivers based in [[St-Blaise, Neuchatel|St-Blaise,]] [[Neuchatel]]. The company was the first to commercialize the [[quantum cascade laser|quantum cascade laser (QCL)]] for scientific<ref>{{cite thesis |type=PhD |last=Walker |first=Richard |date=2011 |title=Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy: Applications and Developments |publisher=University of Oxford}}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis |type=PhD |last=Bergin |first=Ann G.V. |date=2013 |title=Applications of optical-feedback cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy |publisher=University of Oxford}}</ref>, industrial<ref>{{cite journal |last=Moser |first=H. |last2=Pölz |first2=W. |last3=Waclawek |first3=J. P. |date=January 2017 |title=Implementation of a quantum cascade laser-based gas sensor prototype for sub-ppmv H2S measurements in a petrochemical process gas stream |journal=Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry |volume=409 |pages=729–739 |doi=10.1007/s00216-016-9923-z}}</ref> and medical<ref>{{cite journal|last=Rubin|first=T.|last2=Von Haimberger|first2=T.|last3=Helmke|first3=A.|date=May 2016|title=Liver Status Assessment by Spectrally and Time Resolved IR Detection of Drug Induced Breath Gas Changes|url=|journal=Photonics|volume=3|pages=|doi=10.3390/photonics3020031|via=}}</ref> use.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alpes commercializes quantum-cascade laser|url=https://www.laserfocusworld.com/home/article/16571092/alpes-commercializes-quantumcascade-laser|publisher=Laser Focus World|accessdate=April 30, 2020}}</ref> QCLs have also been developed by Alpes Lasers for defensive [[countermeasure]] applications for the [[United States Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Alpes Lasers to Supply QCLs to US Air Force Intelligence Project|url=https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Alpes_Lasers_to_Supply_QCLs_to_US_Air_Force/a61443|publisher=Photonics Media|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>


The company was founded in 1998 by physicists Jerome Faist, Antoine Muller and Matthias Beck as a [[Spin-off (corporate)|spin-off]] from the [[University of Neuchâtel]]. The company became involved in the design, manufacture and distribution of QCLs, which were first developed by Jerome Faist, [[Federico Capasso]], Deborah Sivco, Carlo Sirtori, Albert Hutchinson, and [[Alfred Cho]] at [[Bell Laboratories]] in 1994<ref name="QCL1">{{cite journal |quote= |last= Faist|first= Jerome|author2=Federico Capasso |author3=Deborah L. Sivco |author4=Carlo Sirtori |author5=Albert L. Hutchinson |author6=Alfred Y. Cho |date=April 1994|title= Quantum Cascade Laser|journal=Science|volume=264|issue=5158|pages=553–556|doi=10.1126/science.264.5158.553|pmid= 17732739|bibcode = 1994Sci...264..553F }}</ref>. Prior to founding Alpes Lasers, Faist co-authored the US [[patent]] for the quantum cascade laser<ref>{{cite patent |country=US |number=US5936989A |status=patent |title=Quantum cascade laser |pubdate=1999-08-10 |gdate=1999-08-10 |fdate=1997-04-29 |pridate=1997-04-29 |invent1=Federico Capasso |invent2=Alfred Yi Cho |invent3=Jerome Faist |assign1=Lucent Technologies Inc. |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US5936989A/en}}</ref>. In Switzerland, Alpes Lasers has worked on projects with the university of Neuchatel<ref>{{Cite web|title=LONO-QCL (High reliability LOw-NOise Quantum Cascade Lasers for Earth observation)|url=https://libra.unine.ch/Projects/21631/L-en|last=|first=|date=|website=Université de Neuchâtel|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> and [[ETH Zurich]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spin-offs|url=https://qoe.ethz.ch/Spin-offs.html|website=qoe.ethz.ch|language=en|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> where Faist currently holds a professorship in the department of physics<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faist, Jérôme, Prof. Dr. {{!}} ETH Zurich|url=https://qoe.ethz.ch/people/person-detail.MTQ1MjQ4.TGlzdC8yMTQzLDE0ODU4NDc1MTY=.html|date=|website=qoe.ethz.ch|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref>.
The company was founded in 1998 by physicists Jerome Faist, Antoine Muller and Matthias Beck as a [[Spin-off (corporate)|spin-off]] from the [[University of Neuchâtel]]. The company became involved in the design, manufacture and distribution of QCLs, which were first developed by Jerome Faist, [[Federico Capasso]], Deborah Sivco, Carlo Sirtori, Albert Hutchinson, and [[Alfred Cho]] at [[Bell Laboratories]] in 1994.<ref name="QCL1">{{cite journal|last=Faist|first=Jerome|author2=Federico Capasso|author3=Deborah L. Sivco|author4=Carlo Sirtori|author5=Albert L. Hutchinson|author6=Alfred Y. Cho|date=April 1994|title=Quantum Cascade Laser|journal=Science|volume=264|issue=5158|pages=553–556|bibcode=1994Sci...264..553F|doi=10.1126/science.264.5158.553|pmid=17732739|quote=}}</ref> Prior to founding Alpes Lasers, Faist co-authored the US [[patent]] for the quantum cascade laser.<ref>{{cite patent|country=US|number=US5936989A|title=Quantum cascade laser|status=patent|pubdate=1999-08-10|fdate=1997-04-29|pridate=1997-04-29|gdate=1999-08-10|invent1=Federico Capasso|invent2=Alfred Yi Cho|invent3=Jerome Faist|assign1=Lucent Technologies Inc.|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US5936989A/en}}</ref> In Switzerland, Alpes Lasers has worked on projects with the university of Neuchatel<ref>{{Cite web|title=LONO-QCL (High reliability LOw-NOise Quantum Cascade Lasers for Earth observation)|url=https://libra.unine.ch/Projects/21631/L-en|last=|first=|date=|website=Université de Neuchâtel|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> and [[ETH Zurich]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spin-offs|url=https://qoe.ethz.ch/Spin-offs.html|website=qoe.ethz.ch|language=en|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> where Faist currently holds a professorship in the department of physics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faist, Jérôme, Prof. Dr. {{!}} ETH Zurich|url=https://qoe.ethz.ch/people/person-detail.MTQ1MjQ4.TGlzdC8yMTQzLDE0ODU4NDc1MTY=.html|date=|website=qoe.ethz.ch|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref>


In 2007, Alpes Lasers supplied [[NASA]] with lasers for gas analysis instruments on [[Mars rover|Mars rovers]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Swiss lasers light up Mars mission|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-lasers-light-up-mars-mission/5718622|date=|website=Swissinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref>.
In 2007, Alpes Lasers supplied [[NASA]] with lasers for gas analysis instruments on [[Mars rover|Mars rovers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Swiss lasers light up Mars mission|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-lasers-light-up-mars-mission/5718622|date=|website=Swissinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref>


In 2017, Alpes Lasers introduced QCL [[frequency_comb|frequency combs]] commercially<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/16569281/product-focus-alpes-lasers-commercially-introduces-frequencycomb-quantumcascade-lasers |title=Product Focus: Alpes Lasers commercially introduces frequency-comb quantum-cascade lasers |publisher=Laser Focus World |accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2017/nov/alpeslasers_011117.shtml |title=Alpes Lasers launches frequency comb quantum cascade lasers |publisher=Semiconductor Today |accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>.
In 2017, Alpes Lasers introduced QCL [[frequency_comb|frequency combs]] commercially.<ref>{{cite web|title=Product Focus: Alpes Lasers commercially introduces frequency-comb quantum-cascade lasers|url=https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/16569281/product-focus-alpes-lasers-commercially-introduces-frequencycomb-quantumcascade-lasers|publisher=Laser Focus World|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alpes Lasers launches frequency comb quantum cascade lasers|url=http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2017/nov/alpeslasers_011117.shtml|publisher=Semiconductor Today|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:10, 15 May 2020

Alpes Lasers S.A.
Company typePublic
IndustryPhotonics
Founded(August 22, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-08-22))
FoundersJerome Faist, Antoine Muller, Matthias Beck
HeadquartersAvenue des Pâquiers 1, 2072 St. Blaise, Switzerland
Key people
Antoine Muller
(CEO)
Products
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1]

Alpes Lasers S.A. is a Swiss engineering company and manufacturer of Infrared lasers and electrical drivers based in St-Blaise, Neuchatel. The company was the first to commercialize the quantum cascade laser (QCL) for scientific[2][3], industrial[4] and medical[5] use.[6] QCLs have also been developed by Alpes Lasers for defensive countermeasure applications for the United States Air Force.[7]

The company was founded in 1998 by physicists Jerome Faist, Antoine Muller and Matthias Beck as a spin-off from the University of Neuchâtel. The company became involved in the design, manufacture and distribution of QCLs, which were first developed by Jerome Faist, Federico Capasso, Deborah Sivco, Carlo Sirtori, Albert Hutchinson, and Alfred Cho at Bell Laboratories in 1994.[8] Prior to founding Alpes Lasers, Faist co-authored the US patent for the quantum cascade laser.[9] In Switzerland, Alpes Lasers has worked on projects with the university of Neuchatel[10] and ETH Zurich[11] where Faist currently holds a professorship in the department of physics.[12]

In 2007, Alpes Lasers supplied NASA with lasers for gas analysis instruments on Mars rovers.[13]

In 2017, Alpes Lasers introduced QCL frequency combs commercially.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Corporate Profile". Alpes Lasers S.A. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Walker, Richard (2011). Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy: Applications and Developments (PhD). University of Oxford.
  3. ^ Bergin, Ann G.V. (2013). Applications of optical-feedback cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy (PhD). University of Oxford.
  4. ^ Moser, H.; Pölz, W.; Waclawek, J. P. (January 2017). "Implementation of a quantum cascade laser-based gas sensor prototype for sub-ppmv H2S measurements in a petrochemical process gas stream". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 409: 729–739. doi:10.1007/s00216-016-9923-z.
  5. ^ Rubin, T.; Von Haimberger, T.; Helmke, A. (May 2016). "Liver Status Assessment by Spectrally and Time Resolved IR Detection of Drug Induced Breath Gas Changes". Photonics. 3. doi:10.3390/photonics3020031.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  6. ^ "Alpes commercializes quantum-cascade laser". Laser Focus World. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Alpes Lasers to Supply QCLs to US Air Force Intelligence Project". Photonics Media. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Faist, Jerome; Federico Capasso; Deborah L. Sivco; Carlo Sirtori; Albert L. Hutchinson; Alfred Y. Cho (April 1994). "Quantum Cascade Laser". Science. 264 (5158): 553–556. Bibcode:1994Sci...264..553F. doi:10.1126/science.264.5158.553. PMID 17732739.
  9. ^ US patent US5936989A, Federico Capasso; Alfred Yi Cho & Jerome Faist, "Quantum cascade laser", published 1999-08-10, issued 1999-08-10, assigned to Lucent Technologies Inc. 
  10. ^ "LONO-QCL (High reliability LOw-NOise Quantum Cascade Lasers for Earth observation)". Université de Neuchâtel. Retrieved May 11, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Spin-offs". qoe.ethz.ch. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "Faist, Jérôme, Prof. Dr. | ETH Zurich". qoe.ethz.ch. Retrieved May 11, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Swiss lasers light up Mars mission". Swissinfo. Retrieved May 11, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Product Focus: Alpes Lasers commercially introduces frequency-comb quantum-cascade lasers". Laser Focus World. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "Alpes Lasers launches frequency comb quantum cascade lasers". Semiconductor Today. Retrieved May 4, 2020.


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