Title : 
Tunable Diode Laser Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy (TDL-WMS) Using a Fiber-Amplified Source
         
        
            Author : 
Wainner, Richard T. ; Frish, Michael B. ; Laderer, Matthew C. ; Allen, Mark G. ; Green, B. David
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Phys. Sci. Inc., Andover
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The potential for extended-range remote sensing of methane is examined, utilizing a fiber-amplified source. Details of WMS absorption signal characteristics and output laser characteristics are presented for an EDFA-amplified tunable DFB diode laser.
         
        
            Keywords : 
distributed feedback lasers; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; extended-range remote sensing; fiber-amplified source; tunable diode laser wavelength modulation spectroscopy; Absorption; Diode lasers; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Power lasers; Spectroscopy; Temperature; Tunable circuits and devices;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Baltimore, MD
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-55752-834-6
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452781