Buying Mid-infrared Laser Sources
Mid-infrared laser sources include quantum cascade lasers, lead salt lasers, doped insulator lasers (e.g., Cr:ZnSe), gas lasers, and chemical lasers. Additionally, mid-infrared radiation can be generated using nonlinear frequency conversion techniques such as difference frequency generation and optical parametric oscillation.
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Suppliers for Mid-infrared Laser Sources
66 suppliers for mid-infrared laser sources are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 17 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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![]() Tune your wavelength RadiantisCarrer Esteve Terradas, 1 Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia 08860 Castelldefels Barcelona Spain See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth B2.512)! | ![]() Radiantis offers multiple mid-IR laser systems, including
Ti:sapphire-pumped stand-alone OPOs are also available. We develop on-demand customized broadly tunable lasers for specific spectral ranges and pulse durations. Product-specific web page |
![]() Precision in photonics. Together we shape a sustainable future. Menlo Systems GmbHBunsenstr. 5 82152 Martinsried Germany See us at OFC 2025 in San Francisco, April 1–3 (booth 6283) and LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth B2.407)! | ![]() Menlo Systems mid-infrared lasers based on Menlo figure 9® patented laser technology are targeting the wavelength range from 1 μm to beyond 10 μm. Systems are available from single femtosecond lasers to full mid-infrared optical frequency comb systems. Applications range from sensing to high precision laser spectroscopy. Product-specific web page |
![]() Lasers beyond the state of the art Active Fiber Systems GmbHErnst-Ruska-Ring 17 07745 Jena Germany See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth A3.327)! | ![]() This extension complements the compact 50fs-thulium-doped ultrafast fiber laser system and provides a high-power frequency comb in the mid-IR. The ultrafast mid-IR pulses are achieved through intra-pulse difference-frequency generation, which guarantees passive carrier-envelope-offset stability. The complete frequency-comb nature of the source can be achieved by controlling and stabilizing the fundamental pulse-repetition frequency of the driving laser. Product-specific web page |
![]() Femtoseconds with Confidence Light Conversion, UABKeramikų 2B 10233 Vilnius Lithuania See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth A2.403)! | ![]() ORPHEUS-MIR is an optical parametric amplifier (OPA) optimized for the efficient generation of broad-bandwidth MIR pulses. The laser system provides ultrashort pulses in the tuning range of 2.5 – 10 μm and reaches up to 15 μm with a narrow-bandwidth extension. Due to the novel system design, ORPHEUS-MIR provides < 100 fs pulses directly at the output. Signal and idler outputs are available simultaneously. The system architecture is well suited for high-energy and high‑power PHAROS and CARBIDE femtosecond pump lasers. ORPHEUS-MIR serves as an excellent high-repetition-rate source for spectroscopy, such as two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) and vibrational sum-frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy. Combined with the narrow-bandwidth output of SHBC, it forms a compact laser system for SFG measurements, covering most of the MIR spectrum in a single shot and providing high spectral resolution. In addition, its high output stability is the key to fast and high-quality SFG imaging. Furthermore, for MIR applications requiring CEP-stable pulses, ORPHEUS-MIR provides a unique CEP-stable option in the complete 2500 – 15000 nm range. Product-specific web page |
![]() Plauener Straße 163–165 / Haus N 13053 Berlin Germany See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth B2.410)! | ![]() Our mid-IR tunable broadband light source is fully automated and designed to be highly customizable to deliver turn-key solutions meeting your specific needs. It is based on a 1 µm pump laser operating at 76 MHz, which drives an optical parametric oscillator (OPO, Levante IR fs). The OPO generates signal and idler in the range of 1.32 µm to 4.8 µm. Both beams can be mixed in a Difference Frequency Generator (DFG, HarmoniXX DFG), providing access to wavelengths up to 15 µm. Moreover, such a light source can be extended with additional APE devices, such as wavelength converters, pulse pickers or pulse slicers, to further enhance its capabilities in terms of wavelength range, repetition rate adjustment or spectral bandwidth narrowing. Product-specific web page |
![]() The lasers you need. From the people you trust. Our experience, your advantage. RPMC Lasers, Inc.8495 Veterans Memorial Pkwy O’Fallon MO 63366 United States | ![]() Serving North America, RPMC Lasers offers diverse MWIR lasers, including Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) and pulsed DPSS systems, spanning 3–8 µm. Available as components, OEM, or turnkey solutions, they feature multi-mode QCLs with free-space output for IR countermeasures and seamless integration. Engineered for defense, they target key atmospheric bands (4.0, 4.6, 4.8 µm), excelling in countermeasures, night vision, and range-finding, with MWIR QCLs delivering reliable power (>1 W guaranteed). Ideal for gas sensing and environmental monitoring, these robust, tunable lasers provide enhanced sensitivity for air quality and field-based analysis, in HHL or custom packages built for durability. Let RPMC help you find the right MWIR laser today! Product-specific web page |
![]() Leader in fluoride glass and optical fiber technology Le Verre FluoréRue Gabriel Voisin Campus de Ker Lann 35170 Bruz, Brittany France | ![]() Based on our fluoride active fibers, we develop fiber modules that are easy to handle and directly integrable in a final commercial laser system. Together with COPL Laval University, we develop mid-infrared fiber lasers which are commercialized by our sister company LumIR Lasers. These fibers lasers are, for example, used in medical applications. Product-specific web page |
![]() 43 Sparta Avenue Newton, NJ 07860 United States See us at OFC 2025 in San Francisco, April 1–3 (booth 1551) and LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth B2.403, A1.530)! | ![]() Thorlabs manufactures a number of mid-infrared lasers, including the SC4500 mid-IR supercontinuum source and turnkey MIR QCL. These systems are offered alongside a portfolio of bare mid-IR fluoride fibers and patch cables. Product-specific web page |
![]() all wavelengths. TOPTICA Photonics AGLochhamer Schlag 19 82166 Gräfelfing Germany See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth B2.103)! | ![]() The spectral region between optics and electronics lying in the mid-infrared is difficult to access. Nevertheless it is of great spectroscopic interest because it hosts the majority of molecular finger prints: important vibrational modes with energies in the spectral range of 670 cm−1 to 3400 cm−1 can be accessed by exciting the sample at wavelengths of 3 μm to 15 μm. TOPTICA’s ultrafast fiber laser FemtoFiber dichro midIR generates powerful radiation tunable between 3 μm – 15 μm that is ideally suited for spectroscopy and (nearfield) microscopy applications. Based on difference frequency generation (DFG) of two optically synchronized laser pulses at tunable wavelengths of 1 – 2 μm a highly stable broadband emission of approximately 400 cm−1 is generated. TOPTICA’s continuous wave TOPO generates precise radiation tunable between 1.45 – 4+ µm with very narrow spectral width and extremely fine tuning, rendering it the ideal tool for spectroscopy of gas-phase molecules. The TOPO is a continuous wave optical parametric oscillator (OPO). As in DFG, a pump source and signal photons are mixed in a nonlinear crystal to perform downconversion, but in the TOPO the signal is self-generated by the efficient OPO process. Product-specific web page |
![]() Enable What's Next DRS Daylight Solutions Inc.16465 Via Esprillo San Diego, CA 92127 United States See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth A2.237)! | ![]() DRS Daylight Solutions offers a wide range of quantum cascade lasers:
Applications are in areas like mid-IR spectroscopy and infrared countermeasures. Product-specific web page |
![]() Pioneering Photonics Alpes Lasers SAAvenue des Pâquiers 1 2072 St-Blaise Switzerland See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth A2.547)! | ![]() Alpes Lasers designs and manufactures a wide range of different laser types with wavelengths from 4 to 14 μm and powers up to hundreds of milliwatts. This includes FP, DFB, THz, frequency comb and external cavity lasers in the mid-IR. Additionally, Alpes offers uniquely fast and widely tuneable lasers with our ET and XT product line. Product-specific web page |
![]() Laser Diodes. Redefined. Eblana Photonics3 West Pier Business Campus Dun Laoghaire Dublin A96 A621 Ireland | ![]() Eblana’s Discrete-Mode platform is both wavelength and material agnostic, and can be used to manufacture high quality and high performance laser diodes in the mid-IR for a variety of applications, including trace gas sensing and environmental monitoring utilizing fundamental absorption bands for highly sensitive detection performance. Eblana’s EP2327-0-DM Series laser diodes, targeting CO sensing at 2.3 μm, are now available to OEM customers looking to incorporate advanced laser designs into their detection systems. Product-specific web page |
![]() Fully automated ultrafast tunable laser systems SI Stuttgart Instruments GmbHErnsthaldenstr. 17 70565 Stuttgart Germany See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth B2.114)! | ![]() The Stuttgart Instruments Alpha is an ultrafast and fully wavelength-tunable frequency conversion system in an ultra-compact and completely passively stable system based on revolutionary parametric oscillator design which guarantees outstanding stability, reproducibility and shot-noise limited performance. The revolutionary design of Stuttgart Instruments Alpha, characterized by outstanding low noise and passive long-term stability, is based on the fiber-feedback optical parametric oscillator (FFOPO) technology and results in outstanding performance and high flexibility at the same time. The Alpha covers a gap-free rapid tunable spectral range from 700 nm to 20 µm wavelengths, while maintaining high output power up to the Watt-level with femto- or picosecond pulses at several MHz pulse repetition rates. It provides multiple simultaneously tunable outputs with a selectable bandwidth from a few to 100 cm-1. Shot-noise limited performance above 300 kHz, passive spectral stability (< 0.02% rms) and wavelength-independent stable beam pointing (< 30 µrad) enable excellent sensitivity. In addition, each Alpha is equipped with a user-friendly ethernet and Wi-Fi interface and a matching graphical user interface (GUI) as well as easy to access API interfaces for e.g. LabView, Python, C++. Typically, the Alpha is pumped by an ultra-low-noise Primus pump laser, which provides more than 8 W average output power at 1040 nm wavelength and 450 fs pulse duration at 42 MHz repetition rate. In addition, the Alpha can be operated with other pump lasers around 1 µm wavelength and enough power. Due to our modular platform, the Alpha can be adapted and optimized for various applications and is particularly suited for spectroscopic applications requiring a robust and reliable tunable radiation with low noise. Product-specific web page |
![]() 2 rue Edouard Michaud Beaublanc Bât. 3–4–5 87000 Limoges France | ![]() The LEUKOS ELECTRO MIR is a new generation supercontinuum laser source optimized for the mid-IR up to ≈10 μm wavelength. It is based on LEUKOS' over 15 years experience in supercontinuum sources. See our data sheet. Product-specific web page |
![]() No. 888 Jinhu Road High-tech Zone, Changchun 130103 China See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth A2.261)! | ![]() CNI offers lasers with many wavelengths, some being in the mid-infrared. For example, there are a CW DPSS at 3800 nm and tunable lasers at 3590–4940 nm. Product-specific web page |
![]() 1405 boulevard du Parc Technologique, 2e étage Quebec City, QC, G1P 4P5 Canada See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth B2.559)! | ![]() LumIR offers mid-IR fiber lasers, based on fluorine glass fibers, with up to 10 W output power and emission wavelength between 2.79 μm and 3.3 μm. They are ideal for medical, material processing and sensing applications. Product-specific web page |
![]() Hedwig-Jahnow-Str. 12 35037 Marburg Germany See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth B2.235)! | ![]() Sacher Lasertechnik offers quantum cascade lasers with emission between 4 μm and 12 μm, suitable for applications like molecular spectroscopy. Product-specific web page |
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Other Suppliers
AdTech Optics Inc. United States |
Allied Scientific Pro Canada |
Arktis Laser Inc. Canada |
ATLA Lasers, AS Norway |
Block Engineering United States |
Boston Electronics Corporation United States |
Brolis Lithuania |
Chromacity Ltd. United Kingdom |
Crisel Instruments s.r.l. Italy |
CYBEL, LLC United States |
ELUXI Ltd. United Kingdom |
Enlight Technologies, Inc. United States |
EQ Photonics GmbH Germany |
Femtum Canada |
Frankfurt Laser Company Germany |
Futonics Laser GmbH Germany |
Glucoloop AG Switzerland |
IL Photonics Israel |
IPG Photonics Corporation United States |
Lahat Technologies Ltd Israel |
Laserglow Technologies Canada M6C 1C |
LMD Power of Light Corp. dba LaserMaxDefense United States |
M Squared Lasers Ltd. United Kingdom |
MG Optical Solutions GmbH Germany |
Mirage Photonics Australia |
mirSense France |
Mountain Photonics GmbH Germany |
Nano-Giga France |
nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH Germany |
New Technologies and Consulting Germany |
NORBLIS Denmark |
OEwaves, Inc. United States |
Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc. United States |
Opton Laser International France |
Optoprim Germany GmbH Germany |
Pantec Biosolutions AG Liechtenstein |
Physical Sciences Inc. United States |
PolarOnyx United States |
Power Technology Inc. United States |
PULSED GmbH Germany |
Sintec Optronics Pte Ltd (HQ) Singapore |
SLF Svenska Laserfabriken AB Sweden |
Solar Laser Systems Belarus |
Soliton Laser- und Messtechnik GmbH Germany |
Tokyo Instruments, Inc. Japan |
Topag Lasertechnik GmbH Germany |
von Gegerfelt Photonics Germany |
Wavelength Opto-Electronic (S) Pte Ltd Singapore |
Xiton Photonics Germany |