Quantum-cascade laser measurements of stratospheric methane and nitrous oxide

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 321-326

  Webster, Christopher R ^a   Flesch, Gregory J ^a   Scott, David C ^a   Swanson, James E ^a   May, Randy D ^a   Woodward, W Stephen ^a   Gmachl, Claire ^b   Capasso, Federico ^b   Sivco, Deborah L ^b   Baillargeon, James N ^b   Hutchinson, Albert L ^b   Cho, Alfred Y ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

QUANTUM-CASCADE (QC) LASERS;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0000789086     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.000321     Document Type: Article

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