• DocumentCode
    1771779
  • Title

    Stand-off spectroscopy and chemical sensing using a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator

  • Author

    Zhaowei Zhang ; Clewes, Rhea J. ; Howle, Christopher R. ; Reid, Derryck T.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Fourier-transform spectroscopy using a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator is demonstrated. Specifically, this system is used to detect a thiodiglycol droplet from concrete and aluminum surfaces and atmospheric water vapor at a 2-m stand-off distance.
  • Keywords
    Fourier transform spectroscopy; chemical sensors; drops; high-speed optical techniques; optical parametric oscillators; organic compounds; water; Al; Fourier-transform spectroscopy; H2O; aluminum surfaces; atmospheric water vapor; chemical sensing; concrete surfaces; distance 2 m; femtosecond optical parametric oscillator; stand-off spectroscopy; thiodiglycol droplet; Atmospheric measurements; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Oscillators; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989601