Title :
Rapid, wideband cavity ringdown spectroscopy for the detection of explosives
Author :
Boyson, Toby K. ; Rittman, Dylan R. ; Spence, Thomas G. ; Kirkbride, K. Paul ; Moore, David S. ; Harb, Charles C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll., Sch. of Eng. & Inf. Technol., Univ. of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We present results from a variant of CRDS that allows large spectral bandwidths to be analysed in real time. We have applied the technique to the analysis and detection of explosives and related compounds.
Keywords :
explosive detection; infrared spectroscopy; spectral line breadth; CRDS; cavity ringdown spectroscopy; explosive analysis; explosives detection; spectral bandwidth; Bandwidth; Cavity resonators; Educational institutions; Explosives; Optical variables measurement; Real-time systems; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA