Tunable diode laser spectroscopy at 1.6 and 2 μm for detection of Helicobacter pylori infection using 13C-urea breath test

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1040-1048

  Sandström, Lars G ^a   Lundqvist, Stefan H ^b   Petterson, Anders B ^c   Shumate, Michael S ^d  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b AltOptronic AB   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISEASES; ISOTOPES; LASER DIAGNOSTICS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI; ISOTOPE RATIO; ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETER; TUNABLE DIODE LASER SPECTROSCOPY; WAVELENGTH MODULATED SPECTROMETERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033347522     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.796328     Document Type: Article

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