Quantum cascade laser development efforts for implementation into chemical and remote sensing systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5617, Issue , 2004, Pages 154-165

  Wojcik, Michael D ^a   Myers, Tanya L ^a   Taubman, Matthew S ^a   Cannon, Bret D ^a   Broocks, Bryan ^a   Mosely, Trinesha ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical sensing; External cavity; Frequency stabilization; Infrared; Quantum cascade laser; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INJECTION LASERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; TRACE ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL SENSING; EXTERNAL CAVITY; FREQUENCY STABILIZATION; QUANTUM CASCADE LASER;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 17644374091     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.601503     Document Type: Conference Paper

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