• DocumentCode
    3008181
  • Title

    Remote Detection of Breath CO2 with Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy

  • Author

    Wright, A.O. ; Frish, M.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Sci. Inc., Andover
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Remote detection of vital signs is useful in various military and security scenarios. We describe a sensor measuring CO2 in exhaled breath to 35 meters using an eye-safe tunable diode laser, for standoff respiration detection.
  • Keywords
    chemical variables measurement; gas sensors; laser tuning; pneumodynamics; semiconductor lasers; exhaled breath; eye-safe tunable diode laser; gas sensor; military scenarios; remote detection; respiration detection; security scenarios; tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy; vital signs; Absorption; Backscatter; Diode lasers; Gas detectors; Nose; Optical sensors; Remote monitoring; Spectroscopy; Stress measurement; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452778
  • Filename
    4452778