Title :
Intracavity sensing via compliance voltage measurement in an external cavity quantum cascade laser
Author :
Phillips, Mark C. ; Taubman, Matthew S.
Author_Institution :
Pacific Northwest Nat. Lab., Richland, WA, USA
Abstract :
We present experimental demonstration of a new technique for trace gas sensing by measuring changes in the compliance voltage spectrum of an external cavity quantum cascade laser due to intracavity absorbing species.
Keywords :
gas sensors; laser cavity resonators; quantum cascade lasers; remote sensing by laser beam; spectrochemical analysis; voltage measurement; compliance voltage measurement; external cavity quantum cascade laser; intracavity absorbing species; intracavity sensing; trace gas sensing; Absorption; Cavity resonators; Gas lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Sensitivity; Sensors; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
