Mid-infrared fiber-coupled QCL-QEPAS sensor

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-33

  Spagnolo, Vincenzo ^a   Patimisco, Pietro ^a   Borri, Simone ^a   Scamarcio, Gaetano ^a   Bernacki, Bruce E ^b   Kriesel, Jason ^c  

^a CNR IFN UOS BARI   (Italy)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Opto Knowledge Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLLOW WAVEGUIDES; MID INFRARED (MID IR); PARTS PER TRILLION; QUARTZ TUNING FORK; QUARTZ-ENHANCED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPIES; SINGLE-MODE LASERS; SPECTROSCOPIC SYSTEMS; TRACE-GAS SENSING;

INFRARED DEVICES; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; QUARTZ; SILVER;

FIBERS;

EID: 84881367734     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-013-5388-3     Document Type: Article

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