Off-axis integrated-cavity-output spectroscopy for trace-gas concentration measurements: Modeling and performance

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1938-1945

  Maddaloni, Pasquale ^a   Gagliardi, Gianluca ^a   Malara, Pietro ^a   De Natale, Paolo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS FUEL MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

OFF-AXIS INTEGRATED-CAVITY-OUTPUT SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL CAVITIES; TRACE-GAS CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENTS; VOIGT ABSORPTION LINE SHAPE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 33749611712     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.001938     Document Type: Article

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