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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
