A modular architecture for multi-channel external cavity quantum cascade laser-based chemical sensors: A systems approach

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8268, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Taubman, Matthew S ^a   Myers, Tanya L ^a   Bernacki, Bruce E ^a   Stahl, Robert D ^a   Cannon, Bret D ^a   Schiffern, John T ^a   Phillips, Mark C ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

astigmatic Herriott cell; Infrared spectroscopy; modular systems; quantum cascade laser; tunable laser

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS; CHEMOMETRIC DATA ANALYSIS; DIGITAL RESOURCES; ELECTRONICS PACKAGE; EXTERNAL CAVITY; GAS CELL; HERRIOTT CELL; IN-SITU; INTERACTION PATH; LASER WAVELENGTH; LOW-NOISE SIGNALS; MIDINFRARED; MODULAR ARCHITECTURES; MODULAR SYSTEM; MODULATION TECHNIQUES; MULTI-CHANNEL; NEAR-INFRARED LASERS; QUANTUM CASCADES; SENSOR CHANNELS; SPECTRAL SCANNING; SYSTEMS APPROACH; TWO-CHANNEL;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; INFRARED LASERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASER TUNING; NANOPHOTONICS;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

EID: 84856913524     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.908676     Document Type: Conference Paper

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