IRsweep

IRsweep
Corporation
Industry Test and Measurement, Sensing Technology
Founded 2014
Founders Markus Mangold
Andreas Hugi
Markus Geiser
Headquarters Zurich,Switzerland
Coordinates 47°24′31″N 8°30′32″E / 47.408734°N 8.508785°E / 47.408734; 8.508785Coordinates: 47°24′31″N 8°30′32″E / 47.408734°N 8.508785°E / 47.408734; 8.508785
Area served
Worldwide
Products IRcell
IRspectrometer
Services Optical Sensing Technology
Website www.irsweep.com

IRsweep is a Swiss company offering optical spectroscopy solutions and multipass absorption cells.

The spectroscopy is based on semiconductor quantum cascade laser frequency combs[1] [2] in the mid-infrared wavelength range. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland and was founded in 2014.

The technology is used for high speed absorption measurements of different molecules and is robust against cross-sensitivities. Such sensor systems are in high demand for on-line and in-line process analysis as well as research applications, as the mid-infrared range hosts the strongest absorption features of many molecules.

History

IRsweep was founded in 2014 as a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich).[3] The company commercialized its first product after having developed its prototypes for academic research projects. The first derived product is the IRcell. The cylindrical IRcell multipass cell combines a long optical path in a small detection volume.

References

  1. Hugi, Andreas et al., (13 December 2012). "Mid-infrared frequency comb based on a quantum cascade laser". Nature 492: 229–233. doi:10.1038/nature11620.
  2. Villares, Gustavo et al., (2014). "Dual-comb spectroscopy based on quantum-cascade-laser frequency combs". Nature Communications, Art. 5192, 2014, 5. doi:10.1038/ncomms6192.
  3. "ETH Spin-off company IRsweep".

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