Daylight Solutions
Tom Watson is an accomplished Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer at Daylight Solutions, where expertise in mid-infrared laser technologies is applied to address challenges in molecular spectroscopy across various sectors. Over the years, Tom Watson has held significant roles, including Senior Manufacturing Engineer at CrossFiber, Inc., where development of innovative LiteSwitch™ Modules occurred, and Director at the Mitchell Thorp Foundation. Tom Watson’s consulting firm provided specialized services in laser and optical system reliability. Prior experience includes a tenure as Senior Staff Scientist at CYMER INC., contributing to advanced lithography technologies, and as a Member of the Technical Staff at Hughes Aircraft Company. Tom Watson earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from the University of Southern California.
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Daylight Solutions
DRS Daylight Solutions is the world leader in Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) based molecular detection and imaging systems. The company pioneered the commercialization of QCLs by combining QC gain media with our patented External Cavity Quantum Cascade Laser (ECqcL™) technology. The result was a robust, broadly tunable or fixed wavelength mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser source. Our basic technologies include: • QC gain media advanced through collaborative research efforts with our partners, and made commercially viable through patented die attach and packaging technology. • Anti-Reflective (AR) coatings developed specifically for QC gain media and mid-IR fibers. • Advanced, miniature aspheric lenses that enable micro-optic packaging and diffraction-limited performance in the mid-IR. • Telecom-style packaging technology adapted to enable robust, miniaturized modules that function as flexible platforms for a variety of OEM applications. • Broadly tunable mid-infrared laser sources based on our patented external cavity technology (ECqcL™). Our laser sources are tunable up to 25% of their center wavelengths, or 300cm-1 in pulsed or continuous wave (CW) mode. Sources are also available with up to 150cm-1 tunability in Mode-Hop Free (MHF) operation. Daylight Solutions leverages its core technologies to deliver commercial- and military-grade system-level solutions for markets that include Scientific Research, Medical Diagnostics, Environmental and Industrial Monitoring, and Defense. The company’s patented designs, coupled with its advanced manufacturing processes, ensure robustness and reliability with 1,000 to 10,000 hours of real-time operation.