Absolute intensities and pressure-broadening coefficients of 2-µm CO2 absorption features: Intracavity laser spectroscopy

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 2551-2560

  Geng, Jihong ^a   Atkinson, George H ^a,b   Lunine, Jonathan I ^c  

^a Innovative Lasers Corporation   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALS; METHANE; SOLID STATE LASERS;

INTERCAVITY LASER SPECTROSCOPY (ILS);

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 0000905990     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.002551     Document Type: Article

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