Compact quantum cascade laser transmitter

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7325, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Anheier, Norman C ^a   Hatchell, Brian K ^a   Gervais, Kevin L ^a   Wojcik, Michael D ^a   Krishnaswami, Kannan ^a   Bernacki, Bruce E ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption spectroscopy; Infrared sensing; Mid infrared; Optical integration; Quantum cascade laser

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSIONS; COMPACT LASERS; CRYOGENIC OPERATIONS; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FABRICATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL SAFETY; INFRARED SENSING; MID-INFRARED; MID-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NATIONAL SECURITY; OPTICAL INTEGRATION; OPTICAL MODELING; QC LASERS; QUANTUM CASCADES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ROTATIONAL VIBRATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LASER SAFETY; LASERS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; QUANTUM THEORY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMITTERS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 69949158546     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.818034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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