THz detection of small molecule vapors in the atmospheric transmission windows

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 6788-6807

  Melinger, Joseph S ^a   Yang, Yihong ^b   Mandehgar, Mahboubeh ^b   Grischkowsky, D ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MOLECULES; TERAHERTZ WAVES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ANALYTES; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSIONS; BROAD BANDS; HUMID CONDITIONS; LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT; LONG TUBES; LOW POWER; PEAK DETECTION; ROUND TRIP; SAMPLE TUBE; SMALL MOLECULES; STRONG INTERFERENCE; THZ DETECTION; THZ PULSE; WATER-VAPOR ABSORPTION;

VAPORS;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAS; INSTRUMENTATION; STATISTICS; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

ATMOSPHERE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GASES; MICROCHEMISTRY; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84858983368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.006788     Document Type: Article

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