DocumentCode :
2245060
Title :
Quantum cascade lasers for sensing CO2 isotopic fingerprints
Author :
Escarra, Matthew ; Le, Loan ; Cendejas, Richard ; Trofimov, Igor ; Wang, Xiaojun ; Fan, Jen-Yu ; Gmachl, Claire
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
fYear :
2011
fDate :
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
We demonstrate a quantum cascade laser for detecting 12CO2 and 13CO2 isotopes for use in fingerprinting CO2 emissions from sources such as power plants and carbon storage reservoirs. The lasers emit a single mode at 4.32 μm in continuous wave operation.
Keywords :
carbon compounds; gas sensors; laser modes; quantum cascade lasers; radioactive sources; remote sensing by laser beam; CO2; carbon storage reservoirs; continuous wave operation; isotopic fingerprint sensing; laser mode; power plants; quantum cascade lasers; wavelength 4.32 mum; Absorption; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Isotopes; Laser modes; Measurement by laser beam; Quantum cascade lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type :
conf
Filename :
5950815
Link To Document :
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