Extremely sensitive CWA analyzer based on a novel optical pressure sensor in photoacoustic gas analysis

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5617, Issue , 2004, Pages 115-127

  Kauppinen, Jyrki ^a   Koskinen, Vesa ^a   Uotila, Juho ^a   Kauppinen, Ismo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Noveltech Solutions Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cantilever microphone; Chemical warfare agents (CWA); Gas detection; Infrared; Nonresonant; Optical microphone; Photoacoustics; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROPHONES; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL SENSORS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CANTILEVER MICROPHONE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS (CWA); GAS DETECTION; NONRESONANT; OPTICAL MICROPHONE;

MILITARY OPERATIONS;

EID: 17644420315     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.578535     Document Type: Conference Paper

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