Title :
High-altitude airborne standoff sensing of natural gas leaks
Author :
Frish, M.B. ; Wainner, R.T. ; Laderer, M.C. ; Green, B.D. ; Allen, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Sci. Inc., Andover, MA
Abstract :
We describe a standoff sensor for monitoring, from above 3,000 m, the natural gas transmission pipeline infrastructure. Using an EDFA, the sensor amplifies the tunable diode laser beam from a Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy platform.
Keywords :
gas sensors; leak detection; natural gas technology; optical fibre amplifiers; remote sensing by laser beam; semiconductor lasers; spectrochemical analysis; EDFA; high altitude airborne standoff sensing; natural gas leaks; sensor amplification; transmission pipeline infrastructure; tunable diode laser beam; wavelength modulation spectroscopy platform; Diode lasers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gas detectors; Laser beams; Monitoring; Natural gas; Optical modulation; Pipelines; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628837
