Title :
Real-time sensing of gas phase mixtures via coherent Raman spectroscopy
Author :
Pestov, Dmitry ; Wang, Xi ; Cristancho, Diego ; Hall, Kenneth R. ; Sokolov, Alexei V. ; Scully, Marlan O.
Author_Institution :
Depts. of Phys. & Chem. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX
Abstract :
Hybrid CARS experiments on ambient air and gas mixtures suggest that the technique, developed initially for biohazard detection, might become indispensable for local sensing of gas composition, e.g. real-time quality control of pipeline natural gas.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; gas mixtures; gas sensors; CARS; biohazard detection; coherent Raman spectroscopy; gas phase mixtures; pipeline natural gas; Delay; Frequency; Laser excitation; Natural gas; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Probes; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy; (300.6230) Spectroscopy, coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering; (300.6530) Spectroscopy, ultrafast;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
