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World’s First Laser-Based Trace O2 Analyzer Warrington, PA (July 2004) - Tiger Optics’ new laser-based LaserTrace O2 measures parts-per-trillion levels of oxygen contamination in medical grade and ultra-high-purity gases. A widely recognized industry standard, based on Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy, the LaserTrace O2 requires no calibration and provides consistent, repeatable, and extremely linear detection over a wide dynamic range, from 200 parts per trillion to 2 parts per million. With no wet chemistry required, the LaserTrace is easily transported, with fast out of the box start-up. It calls for minimal maintenance, with no need for costly, time-consuming shutdowns or questionable readings due to drift. This affordable new device also offers multi-point, multi-gas measurement capability. One electronics module handles up to four sample lines from an equivalent number of matrices. Additional performance features include millisecond response, a fully integrated PC and Ethernet communications, and remote sensing capability via fiber optic connections. The LaserTrace O2 incorporates an easy-to-use touch screen interface with keypad and display for ready access to operating variables. Ideal for critical oxygen measurement applications, the O2 LaserTrace addresses a myriad of applications, from semiconductor fabrication to critical laboratory measurements to gases for industrial and medical use. The LaserTrace O2 can be packaged with additional detectors for trace moisture and methane, with more options in the works. The key to the LaserTrace is its reliance on Cavity Ring-Down, which measures the time it takes for laser light tuned to the target contaminant to disappear or “ring-down” within a stainless-steel cell with highly polished mirrors on each end. The first and only company to commercialize this powerful technique, Tiger Optics has received recognition worldwide for the excellence of its equipment. An epic six-month study by the British national laboratory, the NPL, comparing Tiger’s analyzer with twelve other leading technologies found it to be the most accurate, linear, and repeatable of all. Subsequently, the British joined the Japanese and Dutch national labs in adopting Tiger’s analyzer as a standard. ### Media contact: |
