Phase-sensitive method for background-compensated photoacoustic detection of NO2 using high-power LEDs

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 104, 2011, Pages A725-A732

  Saarela, Jaakko ^a   Sorvajärvi, Tapio ^a   Laurila, Toni ^b   Toivonen, Juha ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b CENTRE FOR METROLOGY AND ACCREDITATION MIKES   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; NITROGEN OXIDES; SENSORS; TRANSDUCERS;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; ACQUISITION TIME; AMPLITUDE-MODULATED; BACKGROUND SIGNALS; DETECTION LIMITS; DYNAMIC RANGE; ELECTROMECHANICAL FILM; GAS SAMPLES; HIGH POWER LED; HIGH-POWER; LIGHT WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL ACOUSTIC; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; OPTICAL POWER; PARTS PER BILLION; PHASE-SENSITIVE; PHASE-SENSITIVE DETECTION; PHASE-SENSITIVE METHODS; PHOTOACOUSTIC DETECTION; PHOTOACOUSTIC SIGNALS;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 79959879838     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.00A725     Document Type: Article

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