UV laser induced fluorescence sensitivity dependence on PMT or CCD detector selection, collection optics, and excitation polarization

Author

Sivaprakasam, V. ; Shannon, R.F., Jr. ; Killinger, D.K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

28-28 May 1999

Firstpage

554

Abstract

Summary form only given. We have developed a compact tunable UV laser induced fluorescence (LIF) sensor system which is being used to detect trace plastic and related compounds in seawater using excitation emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy. EEM measures a complete fluorescence emission spectrum at each excitation wavelength, and then provides such data at a large number of different excitation wavelengths as the laser is tuned.

Keywords

CCD image sensors; chemical sensors; fluorescence; optical sensors; photomultipliers; sensitivity; spectrochemical analysis; CCD detector selection; PMT detector selection; UV laser induced fluorescence sensitivity dependence; collection optics; compact tunable UV laser induced fluorescence sensor system; excitation emission matrix spectroscopy; excitation polarization; excitation wavelength; fluorescence emission spectrum; seawater; trace plastic compounds; tuned laser excitation wavelengths; Charge coupled devices; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser radar; Laser theory; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-595-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1999.834586

Filename

834586