Ammonia detection by use of near–infrared diode–laser–based overtone spectroscopy

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 4387-4394

  Claps, Ricardo ^a,b   Englich, Florian V ^a   Leleux, Darrin P ^a   Richter, Dirk ^a   Tittel, Frank K ^a   Curl, Robert F ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Radiant Photonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; OPTICAL SENSORS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

OVERTONE SPECTROSCOPY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0001650650     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.004387     Document Type: Article

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