Many of the chemical species found in the human body have significant absorption structure in the 2100-2400nm wavelength range. These include Glucose, Lactate, Ascorbate, Urea, and Ethanol. Measurement of these species concentrations are important for a variety of reasons ranging from blood sugar level control for diabetics to blood alcohol level in DUI enforcement. Ubiquilight lasers under development can access this wavelength range, enabling advanced analysis systems that are high precision at low cost.
The primary greenhouse gases which affect global climate are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. All of these species have strong absorption bands in the wavelength range from 2680nm to 3250nm. Measurement of these species on a more widespread basis will be important in both the scientific community for the study of their effect on climate, and from the political perspective for monitoring of compliance with, for example, cap and trade policies. Ubiquilight sources under development can enable widespread, ubiquitous monitoring of these gasses with high precision and low cost.
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