Quantum cascade laser spectroscopy: Diagnostics to non-linear optics

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 56, Issue 18-19, 2009, Pages 2034-2048

  Duxbury, Geoffrey ^a   Langford, Nigel ^a   Hay, Kenneth ^a   Tasinato, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chirped lasers; Infrared spectroscopy; Maxwell Bloch equations; Molecular collision processes; Quantum cascade lasers; Rapid passage

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CELLS; CHIRPED LASERS; CONCENTRATION OF; DIODE LASER SPECTROSCOPY; FREQUENCY SWEEP; GAS CELL; GAS DETECTION; INFRARED LASER RADIATION; LASER FREQUENCY; LONG OPTICAL PATH; LONG-PATH; LOW PRESSURE GAS; MAIN EFFECT; MAXWELL-BLOCH EQUATION; MID-INFRARED QUANTUM CASCADE; MOLECULAR ALIGNMENT; MOLECULAR COLLISION PROCESSES; MOLECULAR COLLISIONS; NITROUS OXIDE; OPERATING CONDITION; POLARISATION; QC LASERS; SENSITIVE DETECTION; SWEEP RATES; TRACE-GASES; TRANSITION DIPOLE MOMENTS;

ELECTRON OPTICS; GAS ABSORPTION; GASES; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASER DIAGNOSTICS; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROCESS MONITORING; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

INFRARED LASERS;

EID: 75749148422     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340903349955     Document Type: Conference Paper

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