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Applied Optics

APPLICATIONS-CENTERED RESEARCH IN OPTICS

  • Editor: James C. Wyant
  • Vol. 46, Iss. 7 — Mar. 1, 2007
  • pp: 1132–1138

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Aircraft and balloon in situ measurements of methane and hydrochloric acid using interband cascade lasers

Lance E. Christensen, Christopher R. Webster, and Rui Q. Yang  »View Author Affiliations


Applied Optics, Vol. 46, Issue 7, pp. 1132-1138 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.46.001132


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Abstract

Aircraft and balloon in situ measurements of CH 4 and HCl using cw distributed feedback (DFB) interband cascade (IC) lasers arereported. In the stratosphere and upper troposphere, sensitivity toward CH 4 and HCl is better than 10   ppbv (1 s) and 90   pptv (50 s), respectively. These are the first flight measurements of trace gas-phase species using cw DFB IC lasers.

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OCIS Codes
(010.1280) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric composition
(120.6200) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Spectrometers and spectroscopic instrumentation
(140.5960) Lasers and laser optics : Semiconductor lasers

History
Original Manuscript: March 21, 2006
Revised Manuscript: October 27, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: November 1, 2006
Published: February 12, 2007

Citation
Lance E. Christensen, Christopher R. Webster, and Rui Q. Yang, "Aircraft and balloon in situ measurements of methane and hydrochloric acid using interband cascade lasers," Appl. Opt. 46, 1132-1138 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-46-7-1132

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