Investigation of wavelength modulation and wavelength sweep techniques in intracavity fiber laser for gas detection

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Liu, Kun ^a   Liu, Tiegen ^a   Jiang, Jungfeng ^a   Peng, Gang Ding ^b   Zhang, Hongxia ^a   Jia, Dagong ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Jing, Wencai ^a   Zhang, Yimo ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gases sensors; modulation; optical fiber lasers; spectral analysis; wavelength measurement

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE ERROR; ABSORPTION WAVELENGTHS; ACETYLENE GAS; DETECTED GAS; GAS CONCENTRATION; GAS DETECTION; GAS SENSING; INTRACAVITIES; NONLINEAR CHARACTERISTICS; POLYNOMIAL FIT; POLYNOMIAL FITTINGS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SWEEP TECHNIQUE; SYSTEM OPTIMIZATIONS; WAVELENGTH MEASUREMENT; WAVELENGTH MODULATION;

ACETYLENE; CHEMICAL DETECTION; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; GAS DETECTORS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GASES; LIGHTING; MODULATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH;

GAS ABSORPTION;

EID: 78650530952     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2091943     Document Type: Article

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