Low-loss hollow waveguide fibers for mid-infrared quantum cascade laser sensing applications

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1329-1340

  Patimisco, Pietro ^a   Spagnolo, Vincenzo ^a   Vitiello, Miriam S ^b,c   Scamarcio, Gaetano ^a   Bledt, Carlos M ^d   Harrington, James A ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^d Piscataway   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas sensing; Hollow glass waveguide; Quantum cascade laser; Quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC COATINGS; GAS SENSING; HOLLOW GLASS WAVEGUIDE; HOLLOW WAVEGUIDES; MID-INFRARED QUANTUM CASCADE; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS (QCLS); QUARTZ-ENHANCED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPIES; SINGLE-MODE LASERS;

GAS DETECTORS; GLASS; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; QUARTZ; WAVEGUIDES;

QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

EID: 84872902823     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130101329     Document Type: Article

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