Tunable diode and fibre laser spectroscopy in the near-IR for measurement of gas parameters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7003, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Stewart, George ^a   Johnstone, Walter ^a   Arsad, Norhana ^a   Duffin, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DFB lasers; Diode laser spectroscopy; Fibre lasers; Fibre sensors; Gas sensors; Wavelength modulation spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ACETYLENE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIODES; ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GAS ABSORPTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; LIGHTING; METHANE; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL SENSORS; PUMPING (LASER); RING LASERS; SENSORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ABSORPTION LINES; APPLICATIONS.; DFB LASERS; DIODE LASER SPECTROSCOPY; DIODE LASERS; FIBRE LASERS; FIBRE SENSORS; GAS CONCENTRATIONS; GAS PARAMETERS; GAS SENSORS; HARMONIC SIGNALS; INJECTION CURRENTS; LASER-BASED SYSTEMS; MODE-HOPPING; MODULATION FREQUENCIES; MODULATION TECHNIQUES; NEAR-IR; NEAR-IR ABSORPTION; PHASE-SENSITIVE DETECTION; RESIDUAL AMPLITUDE MODULATION; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SHAPE FUNCTIONS; SHORT CAVITY; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS; SINGLE-MODE OPERATIONS; TUNABLE DIODE LASER SPECTROSCOPY; WAVELENGTH MODULATION SPECTROSCOPY;

MODULATION;

EID: 50249133051     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.779976     Document Type: Conference Paper

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