High sensitivity spectrometer at 3 μm based on difference frequency generation for N2O detection

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 206-211

  Pesce, Giuseppe ^a,b   Rusciano, Giulia ^a,b   Sasso, Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Difference frequency generation; Diode laser; Molecular spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COHERENT LIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FREQUENCY MODULATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTROMETERS;

DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY GENERATION; HIGH RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY; PUMP LASERS; TUNABILITY; VIBRATIONAL BANDS;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

EID: 2942741599     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2002.806208     Document Type: Article

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