Title :
Fast-Scanning Fibre-Amplified Diode Laser Pumped cw OPO for Sensitive, Multi-Component Trace Gas Detection
Author :
Persijn, S.T. ; Ngai, A.K.Y. ; Harren, F.J.M. ; Lindsay, L.D. ; Gross, P. ; Adhimoolam, B. ; Boiler, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Radboud Univ., Nijmegen
Abstract :
An 800 mW, fast scanning (100 THz/s), continuous wave optical parametric oscillator (3-4 mum) pumped by a fibre-amplified diode laser is used for sensitive (1.5 times 10-8 cm-1 Hz-1/2), multi-component trace gas detection.
Keywords :
gas sensors; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; continuous wave optical parametric oscillator; fast-scanning fibre-amplified diode laser; multi-component trace gas detection; pumping; wavelength 3 mum to 4 mum; Absorption; Brillouin scattering; Diode lasers; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Optical sensors; Physics; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0930-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386078
