Cavity-enhanced laser absorption spectroscopy using microresonator whispering-gallery modes

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 17443-17448

  Farca, G ^a   Shopova, S I ^b   Rosenberger, A T ^c  

^a VESCENT PHOTONICS INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER TUNING; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

CAVITY ENHANCED DETECTION; CENTIMETER EFFECTIVE ABSORPTION PATHLENGTHS; MICRORESONATORS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 37149011405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.017443     Document Type: Article

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