Superluminescent diode-based multiple-gas sensor for NH 3 and H 2O vapor monitoring

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1540-1546

  Divya, K ^a   Sulochana, K ^a   Vasa, N J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Absorption spectroscopy; ammonia (NH 3); Fabry Perot Etalon; gas sensing; superluminescent diode (SLED); water vapor (H 2O vapor)

Indexed keywords

COMBINATION BANDS; DETECTION LIMITS; EMISSION MONITORING; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; FABRY-PEROT ETALONS; FREE SPECTRAL RANGE; GAS SENSING; INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; INTERFERING SPECIES; MULTIPLE-GAS SENSOR; SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE; SUPERLUMINESCENT LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TRACE-GASES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMMONIA; CHEMICAL DETECTION; ETALONS; GAS DETECTORS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

VAPORS;

EID: 84865697812     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2011.2179021     Document Type: Article

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