Block Engineering Technology

Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL) Technology

Quantum Cascade Lasers are semiconductor devices, which operate differently from conventional semiconductor lasers. For information on QCL technology used by Block, please click here.

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)

FTIR Spectroscopy is a sensor technology based on the Michelson interferometer. To read a description of the technology used in a basic Michelson Interferometer as well as passive FTIR spectroscopy, please click here.

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)

Block is using sophisticated MEMS technologies to develop miniaturized FTIRs on a chip. For information on our MEMS technology, please click here.