Ultra-sensitive gas detection using diode lasers and resonant photoacoustic spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4817, Issue , 2002, Pages 111-122

  Webber, Michael E ^a   Pushkarsky, Michael B ^a   Kumar, C ^a   Patel, N ^a  

^a Pranalytica Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Diode laser; Fiber amplifier; Gas detection; Photoacoustic spectroscopy; Resonance

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMMONIA; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL SENSORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIER; ULTRA-SENSITIVE GAS DETECTION; WAVELENGTH MODULATION SPECTROSCOPY;

PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0036450248     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.452104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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