Hollow waveguides for the transmission of quantum cascade laser (QCL) energy for spectroscopic applications

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7894, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Harrington, James A ^a   Bledt, Carlos M ^a   Kriesel, Jason M ^b  

^a Piscataway   (United States)

^b Opto Knowledge Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

hollow waveguides; Infrared fiber optics; infrared spectroscopy; long wave infrared (LWIR)

Indexed keywords

DETECTING TRACE; HOLLOW GLASS WAVEGUIDE; HOLLOW WAVEGUIDES; INFRARED FIBER OPTICS; LONGWAVE INFRARED; PORTABLE SYSTEM; QUANTUM CASCADES; SINGLE-MODE LASERS; SINGLE-MODE RADIATION; SPECTROSCOPIC APPLICATION; WAVELENGTH REGIONS; WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTIONS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; FIBERS; GLASS LASERS; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASER MODES; OPTICAL FIBERS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SENSORS; WAVEGUIDES; WAVES;

INFRARED RADIATION;

EID: 79954473155     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.881548     Document Type: Conference Paper

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