Design of fibre laser and sensor systems for gas spectroscopy in the near-IR

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5272, Issue , 2004, Pages 172-180

  Stewart, George ^a   Whitenett, Gillian ^a   Shields, Peter ^a   Marshall, Joanna ^a   Culshaw, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption spectroscopy; Fibre lasers; Gas sensors; Intracavity spectroscopy; Ring down

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTICS; INFRARED RADIATION; MONITORING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

GAS SPECTROSCOPY; INTRACAVITY SPECTROSCOPY; PATH LENGTH ENHANCEMENT; RING DOWN;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 2442530570     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.515651     Document Type: Conference Paper

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