• DocumentCode
    2992807
  • Title

    A difference-frequency based mid-IR broadband source for surface spectroscopy of explosives

  • Author

    Nugent-Glandorf, Lora ; Neely, Tyler W. ; Johnson, Todd A. ; Diddams, Scott A.

  • Author_Institution
    Time & Freq. Div., NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    18-20 July 2011
  • Firstpage
    102
  • Lastpage
    103
  • Abstract
    We describe a 2.8-4.4 μm tunable difference-frequency based mid-IR broadband source. With a FWHM of 170 nm centered at 3.3 μm, we have investigated the C-H stretch signatures of solid-phase trace explosives on surfaces.
  • Keywords
    explosives; infrared sources; optical tuning; C-H stretch signatures; mid-IR broadband source; solid-phase trace explosives; surface spectroscopy; tunable difference-frequency; wavelength 2.8 mum to 4.4 mum; Explosives; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optimized production technology; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, QC
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5730-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOSST.2011.6000066
  • Filename
    6000066