Trace-gas sensor based on mid-IR difference-frequency generation in PPLN with saturated output power

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 259-269

  Seiter, Michael ^a   Sigrist, Markus W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; INFRARED DETECTORS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SOLID STATE LASERS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

DIFFERENCE-FREQUENCY GENERATION; EXTERNAL-CAVITY DIODE LASERS (ECDL);

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0034299890     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4495(00)00043-8     Document Type: Article

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