Method to minimize spurious background signals in gas detectors based on correlation spectroscopy using a Fabry-Pérot bandpass filter shape optimization

Optical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Vargas Rodríguez, Everardo ^a   Rutt, Harvey N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplitude modulation; Background modulation; Fabry P rot interferometers; Gas detection; Rotational lines

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BANDPASS FILTERS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; GAS DETECTORS; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTIMIZATION;

BACKGROUND MODULATION; CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; ROTATIONAL LINES;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 33747604139     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2065808     Document Type: Article

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