Sensitive absorption spectroscopy by use of an asymmetric multiple-quantum-well diode laser in an external cavity

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 36, 2001, Pages 6719-6724

  Woodworth, Sean C ^a   Cassidy, Daniel T ^a   Hamp, Michael J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CARBON DIOXIDE; LASER TUNING; OPTICAL DEVICES; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

SECOND HARMONIC DETECTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0012411792     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.006719     Document Type: Article

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