Effective Utilization of Quantum-Cascade Distributed-Feedback Lasers in Absorption Spectroscopy
Applied Optics, Vol. 39, Issue 24, pp. 4425-4430 (2000)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.39.004425
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Abstract
A variable duty cycle quasi-cw frequency scanning technique was applied to reduce thermal effects resulting from the high heat dissipation of type I quantum-cascade lasers. This technique was combined with a 100-m path-length multipass cell and a zero-air background-subtraction technique to enhance detection sensitivity to a parts-in-109 (ppb) concentration level for spectroscopic trace-gas detection of CH4, N2O, H2O, and C2H5OH in ambient air at 7.9 μm. A new technique for analysis of dense high-resolution absorption spectra was applied to detection of ethanol in ambient air, yielding a 125-ppb detection limit.
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OCIS Codes
(010.1280) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric composition
(140.5960) Lasers and laser optics : Semiconductor lasers
(280.3420) Remote sensing and sensors : Laser sensors
(300.6320) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, high-resolution
Citation
Anatoliy A. Kosterev, Robert F. Curl, Frank K. Tittel, Claire Gmachl, Federico Capasso, Deborah L. Sivco, James N. Baillargeon, Albert L. Hutchinson, and Alfred Y. Cho, "Effective Utilization of Quantum-Cascade Distributed-Feedback Lasers in Absorption Spectroscopy," Appl. Opt. 39, 4425-4430 (2000)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-39-24-4425
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