Progress in reducing size and cost of trace gas analyzers based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5586, Issue , 2004, Pages 76-82

  Frish, M B ^a   Wainner, R T ^a   Green, B D ^a   Stafford Evans, J ^a   Laderer, M C ^a   Allen, M G ^a  

^a PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost Reduction; Gas Analysis; Instrumentation; Sensors; TDLAS

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COSTS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SMOKE DETECTORS;

COST REDUCTION; INSTRUMENTATION; TDLAS; TRACE GAS ANALYZERS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 16644379108     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.580938     Document Type: Conference Paper

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