DocumentCode
3019538
Title
A Chaotic Optical Cavity Combined With a Quantum Cascade Laser for Chemical Vapor Sensing
Author
Agrawal, Abhishek ; Hsu, Allen ; Whitworth, Pat ; Narimanov, Evgenii ; Gmachl, Claire
Author_Institution
Princeton Univ., Princeton
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A novel multi-pass optical cavity with partially-chaotic ray dynamics has been combined with a quantum cascade laser for sensing of ethanol. The 4-cm diameter cavity shows an optical path length in the mid-infrared of ~4.5-m.
Keywords
optical chaos; optical resonators; quantum cascade lasers; remote sensing by laser beam; chaotic optical cavity; chemical vapor sensing; ethanol sensing; multipass optical cavity; partially-chaotic ray dynamics; quantum cascade laser; size 4 cm; Chaos; Chemical lasers; Ethanol; High speed optical techniques; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Quantum cascade lasers; Shape;
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.2007.4453389
Filename
4453389
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