Development of an automated diode-laser-based multicomponent gas sensor

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 4444-4450

  Richter, Dirk ^a   Lancaster, David G ^a   Tittel, Frank K ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; METHANE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FIBER OPTICS; GAS; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; NASA DISCIPLINE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

NASA DISCIPLINE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

AUTOMATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; FIBER OPTICS; FORMALDEHYDE; GASES; LASERS; METHANE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

AMPLIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALS; METHANE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

PHASE MATCHING;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0034692038     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.004444     Document Type: Article

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