Title :
Methane sensing at 3.4μm using chirped laser dispersion spectroscopy with DFG source
Author :
Nikodem, Maciej ; Krzempek, Karol ; Plant, Genevieve ; Abramski, K. ; Wysocki, Gerard
Author_Institution :
Eng. Quadrangle, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Here we present a system based on a differential frequency generation (DFG) that combines the strengths of both approaches giving: 1) an access to the fundamental mid-IR CH4 transitions, and 2) an advantage of optimum performance achieved with telecom-based components.
Keywords :
gas sensors; measurement by laser beam; optical dispersion; optical frequency conversion; organic compounds; DFG source; chirped laser dispersion spectroscopy; differential frequency generation; methane sensing; mid-IR CH4 transitions; telecom-based components; wavelength 3.4 mum; Absorption; Chemical lasers; Dispersion; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Optical sensors; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801188
