Title :
Design and deployment of a quantum cascade laser absorption spectrometer in an open-path sensor system for trace gas analysis
Author :
Michel, Anna P.M. ; Liu, Peter Q. ; Yeung, June K. ; Corrigan, Paul ; Baeck, Mary Lynn ; Pan, Xiaole ; Dong, Huabin ; Wang, Zifa ; Day, Timothy ; Smith, James A. ; Moshary, Fred ; Gmachl, Claire F.
Author_Institution :
Princeton Inst. for the Sci. & Technol. of Mater., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A widely tunable, external cavity quantum cascade laser was used in the deployment of an open-path sensor for the measurement of water vapor, ozone, ammonia, and carbon dioxide in the urban atmosphere of Beijing, China.
Keywords :
quantum cascade lasers; remote sensing by laser beam; spectra; absorption spectrometer; ammonia; carbon dioxide; open-path sensor system; ozone; quantum cascade laser; trace gas analysis; urban atmosphere; water vapor; Absorption; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Carbon dioxide; Gas detectors; Optical design; Quantum cascade lasers; Sensor systems; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices; (010.0280) Remote sensing and sensors; (140.5965) Semiconductor lasers, quantum cascade;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
