Remote methane sensor using tunable diode laser spectroscopy (TDLS) via a 1W Raman Source

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7503, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Mitchell, David ^a   Duffin, Kevin ^a   Johnstone, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High power Raman amplifier; Remote sensing; TDLS

Indexed keywords

CARRIER BEAMS; DFB LASER DIODES; FRESNEL LENS; HIGH POWER OUTPUT; HIGH POWER RAMAN AMPLIFIER; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; METHANE SENSOR; NEAR-IR; OPTICAL SIGNALS; PHOTORECEIVERS; PIPELINE NETWORKS; RAMAN AMPLIFIER; RAMAN SOURCE; STORAGE SITES; TARGET SURFACE; TDLS; TUNABLE DIODE LASER SPECTROSCOPY;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GAS INDUSTRY; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; LENSES; METHANE; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; RAMAN SCATTERING; REMOTE SENSING;

SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 70449457167     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.835810     Document Type: Conference Paper

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