Measurement of methane gas concentration by detecting absorption at 1300 nm using a laser diode wavelength-sweep technique

Optical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Noda, Kazutoshi ^a   Takahashi, Masanori ^b   Ohba, Ryoji ^b   Kakuma, Seiichi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Laser diode; Methane gas; Near infrared absorption band; Wavelength sweep technique

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPOSITION; GAS DETECTORS; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; METHANE;

ABSORPTION LINE; LASER DIODE WAVELENGTH SWEEP TECHNIQUE; METHANE GAS CONCENTRATION; NEAR INFRARED ABSORPTION BAND;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 14544288197     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1829095     Document Type: Article

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