In-situ and stand-off sensing using QC/IC laser technology from 3-100 microns

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5732, Issue , 2005, Pages 134-143

  Allen, Mark G ^a   Cook, David J ^b   Decker, Brian K ^a   Hensley, Joel M ^a   Rosen, David I ^a   Silva, Michelle L ^a   Sonnenfroh, David M ^a   Wainner, Richard T ^a  

^a PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

^b PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Cavity Enhance Spectroscopy; Gas Detection; LIDAR; Quantum Cascade Laser

Indexed keywords

CAVITY ENHANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAS DETECTION; LASER LINEWIDTH; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS (QCL);

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ENERGY GAP; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 21844437847     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.598279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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