• DocumentCode
    689303
  • 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
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833686