Stability of widely tuneable, continuous wave external-cavity quantum cascade laser for absorption spectroscopy

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 381-387

  Kasyutich, Vasili L ^a   Raja Ibrahim, R K ^a,b   Martin, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Allan variance plot; Atmospheric pressure packed bed plasma reactor; External cavity quantum cascade laser; Mid infrared absorption spectroscopy; Nitric oxide; Wavelength stability

Indexed keywords

ALLAN VARIANCE; MID-INFRARED ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMA REACTORS; QUANTUM CASCADES; WAVELENGTH STABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; DICHLOROMETHANE; GAS ABSORPTION; INFRARED ABSORPTION; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; NITRIC OXIDE; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA STABILITY; PLASMAS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77956339087     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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