Title :
Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy, Trace Gas Analysis to Non-Linear Optics
Author :
Duxbury, Geoffrey ; Langford, Nigel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Abstract :
This paper reviews quantum cascade laser spectroscopy and its applications for trace gas sensing and non-linear optics. The development of pulsed lasers for these applications are discussed focusing on the intra-pulse method. The operation of the quantum cascade laser spectrometer is investigated experimentally and by computer solutions of Maxwell-Bloch equations.
Keywords :
gas sensors; infrared spectrometers; infrared spectroscopy; nonlinear optics; optical pulse generation; optical sensors; quantum cascade lasers; Maxwell-Bloch equations; gas sensing; intrapulse method; nonlinear optics; pulsed laser; quantum cascade laser spectroscopy; trace gas analysis; Application software; Gas lasers; Laser applications; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum computing; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves and Workshop on Terahertz Technologies, 2007. MSMW '07. The Sixth International Kharkov Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1237-4
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.2007.4294569
