Quantum cascade lasers for open and closed path measurement of atmospheric trace gases

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4817, Issue , 2002, Pages 22-33

  McManus, J Barry ^a   Nelson Jr , David D ^a   Shorter, Joanne ^a   Zahniser, Mark ^a   Mueller, Antoine ^b   Bonetti, Yargo ^b   Beck, Mattias ^c   Hofstetter, Daniel ^c   Faist, Jerome ^c  

^a AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^b Alpes Lasers SA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Quantum cascade laser; Remote sensing pollutants; Trace gas measurement

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; ETHYLENE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; PELTIER EFFECT; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING;

ATMOSPHERIC TRACE GASES; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; REMOTE SENSING POLLUTANTS; TRACE GAS MEASUREMENT;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0036448073     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.452093     Document Type: Conference Paper

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