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Pranalytica Announces Laser Advance For DIRCM Systems

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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

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Pranalytica Inc. recently announced the introduction of the two-watt, fully packaged, continuous wave, room temperature quantum cascade laser (QCL) system, marking a breakthrough advancement in the development of Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) systems for commercial and military aircraft. Model 1101-40 emits at a wavelength of 4.0 microns. Pranalytica previously announced a two-watt version of its Model 1101-46 QCL system operating at a wavelength of 4.6 microns. With the availability of the shorter wavelength mid-infrared QCL system, Pranalytica said it is…

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