OPOTEK, Inc. has developed compact and affordable tunable laser systems specifically for mass pectrometry applications. These systems provide sufficient power across the UV, VIS, NIR and MIR tuning range, which is suitable for a broad range of mass spectrometry techniques such as AP MALDI, IR DART, ELDI, IRPD, UVPD, REMPI and LA-ICP.

Browse the Application Notes and Conference Posters/Talks for data obtained by OPOTEK’s in-house mass spectrometry R&D funded by various government grants. See the Recommended Laser Systems section for help choosing the right tunable laser system for your application.

Our featured product is our IR Opolette + UV laser system which can generate both mid-IR light as well as UV light from the same laser cavity. This system provides rapid switching between IR- and UV-MALDI experiments making the system an ideal retrofit for an existing nitrogen laser. An optional IR and UV fiber is available as well for coupling the laser system to commercial mass spectrometers.

Vibrant IR – high MIR energy for IRMPD FT ICR MS
Vibrant 355 II + UV – high UV energy for UVPD FT ICR MS
Vibrant 355 LD – high VIS and NIR energy for LA-ICP and REMPI MS
IR Opolette – compact design for mass spec and ion source retrofit (AP MALDI, DART, ESI)
IR Opolette HR – high repetition rate for tissue imaging

NIH STTR Grant No. 1R41RR015134 (2000-2003)
A Compact Tunable Infrared Laser for MALDI MS

NIH SBIR Grant No. 2R44RR019101 (2004-2009)
A High-Repetition-Rate IR Laser for Mass Spectrometry

NIH SBIR Grant No. 1R43RR026171(2009-2010)
Development of an IR/UV LDESI MS source

 

IR LDI MS
IR LDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging
IR AP MALDI MS
IR ELDI MS
Backside IR LDI MS
Backside IR ELDI MS
IR DART MS

Sanibel 2007 - Poster 25
ASMS 2007 - IR MALDI Workshop
FACSS 2007
PITTCON 2008
ASMS 2008 - MPAA 025
FACSS 2008 - Abstract 79
ASMS 2009 - ThP 323
FACSS 2009
ASMS 2010 - Booth #15