Wavelength-modulation laser hygrometer for ultrasensitive detection of water vapor in semiconductor gases

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 829-839

  Hovde, David Christian ^a   Hodges, Joseph T ^b   Scace, Gregory E ^b   Silver, Joel A ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN; HYGROMETERS; VAPORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR GASES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0001451151     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.000829     Document Type: Article

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