Title :
Development of the External Cavity quantum cascade laser for spectroscopic applications
Author :
Marchenko, Dmytro ; Mandon, Julien ; Cristescu, Simona M. ; Harren, Frans J. M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mol. & Laser Phys., Radboud Univ. Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Abstract :
We describe the development of a widely and continuously tunable, mode-hop-free External Cavity QCL for the detection of medically relevant molecules. Several key issues are implemented to achieve fast detection and high spectral resolution.
Keywords :
biosensors; laser cavity resonators; quantum cascade lasers; external cavity quantum cascade laser; fast detection; medically relevant molecule detection; mode-hop-free external cavity QCL; spectral resolution; spectroscopic applications; Absorption; Cavity resonators; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
