Photoacoustic spectroscopy with quantum cascade lasers for trace gas detection

Sensors

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1411-1419

  Elia, Angela ^a   Di Franco, Cinzia ^a   Lugarà, Pietro Mario ^a   Scamarcio, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Photoacoustic spectroscopy; Quantum cascade laser; Trace gas detection

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; DIAGNOSIS; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; LASER DIAGNOSTICS; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION DETECTION; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL; PHOTOACOUSTIC SENSORS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS (QCLS); ROOM-TEMPERATURE OPERATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS; TRACE GAS DETECTION;

PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 33750690688     PISSN: 14243210     EISSN: 14248220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s6101411     Document Type: Review

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