Recent advances in infrared semiconductor laser based chemical sensing technologies

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 165-173

  Tittel, F K ^a   Curl, R F ^a   Dong, L ^a   Doty, J H ^a   Kosterev, A A ^a   Lewicki, R ^a   Thomazy, D ^a   Wysocki, G ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952605628     PISSN: 18746500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0769-6_24     Document Type: Article

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