• DocumentCode
    689356
  • Title

    Optical parametric oscillator based detection of HCN for bio-medical applications

  • Author

    Arslanov, D.D. ; Jin, Yichao ; Mandon, Julien ; Cristescu, Simona M. ; Harren, Frans J. M.

  • Author_Institution
    Trace Gas Res. group, Radboud Univ., Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A cw OPO, combined with photoacoustic spectroscopy, is used for the detection of HCN emission from leaves, seeds and Pseudomonas bacteria; next to its presence in human breath, with a detection limit of 0.4 ppbv (10s).
  • Keywords
    chemical sensors; hydrogen compounds; microorganisms; optical parametric oscillators; photoacoustic spectra; HCN; HCN detection; Pseudomonas bacteria; bio-medical applications; human breath; optical parametric oscillator based detection; photoacoustic spectroscopy; Biomedical optical imaging; Microorganisms; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Sensitivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833739