WinterGreen Research announces that it has published a new
study Mid IR Sensors: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013
to 2019. Next generation Mid IR Sensors are leveraging new technology. The 2013
study has 818 pages, 340 tables and figures. Worldwide mid IR sensor markets
are poised to achieve significant growth as the Internet of things creates
demand for sensors.
Mid IR sensors can measure chemical composition of materials
and gas. The efficiency is unmatched by any other technology, cost is
increasingly competitive. Mid IR is extending use beyond military applications
to commercial systems, including the Internet of things where sensors become
part of network systems.
Mid-IR QCL systems have achieved price performance levels
that are increasingly attractive. Vendors bring sensing capabilities to a broad
range of applications, including: spectroscopic and bio-medical imaging;
materials characterization; standoff explosive detection;
microscopy; and
non-destructive testing. Spectroscopy and imaging measurements are easier,
faster and more cost-effective leveraging advances in Mid IR sensing.
Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technology is very promising.
Mid-infrared sensors and imaging applications depend on quantum cascade laser
(QCL) technology. Daylight Solutions quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology has
been delivered to more systems for more customers in more applications than all
other QCL-based solutions combined.
Advances in QC laser technology and spectrometer hardware
are combined with spectroscopic techniques.
Intra pulse spectroscopy and similar techniques provide a
major step change in sensitivity, speed of operation, fingerprinting
capability, size and cost. They offer a major improvement on methods of gas
detection. Recent advances in spectrometer hardware relate to QC gas sensors.
Advances exploit recent technological advances including miniaturized
integrated electronic systems, plug and play interfaces and micro optics. These
will progressively replace unwieldy, fragile and expensive instrumentation.
The lasing wavelength for QCL's is determined by the choice
of semiconductor material. By adjusting the physical thickness of the
semiconductor layers new functionality is achieved. This removes the material
barriers associated with conventional semiconductor laser technology.
An infrared spectroscopic laser source has no need for
cryogenic cooling, provides high output powers, has large spectral coverage,
provides excellent spectral quality, and has good tuneability.
Homeland security, military communications, infrared
countermeasures, chemical warfare agent detection, explosives detection,
medical diagnostics, imaging and industrial process controls, fire detection
and remote gas leak detection, pollution monitoring, and real-time combustion
controls are uses for the mid IR sensors.
According to Susan Eustis, "Taking mid-IR QCL systems
to new price to performance levels, vendors bring new capabilities to a broad
range of applications. Applications anticipated to gain market traction
include: spectroscopic and bio-medical imaging; materials characterization;
standoff explosive detection; microscopy; and non-destructive testing.
Spectroscopy and imaging measurements are now easier, faster and more
cost-effective than ever before."
Mid IR sensor markets at $789 million in 2012 are
anticipated to reach $7 billion by 2019 as price performance increases and unit
costs decrease from $3,000 per unit to $300 and even to $8 or less per unit on
average drive further interest from commercial buyers. The decrease in size of
units from bench size devices to portable units makes them more useful across
the board in every industry.
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