Title :
High-resolution rapidly-swept widely-tunable Mid-IR spectrometer for industrial process control
Author :
Bamford, Douglas J. ; Cook, David J. ; Sharpe, Scott J. ; Van Pelt, Aaron
Author_Institution :
Phys. Sci. Inc., San Ramon, CA
Abstract :
Selective detection of hydrocarbons is demonstrated using a widely-tunable, rapidly-swept, high-resolution spectrometer based on difference-frequency generation in periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides.
Keywords :
infrared spectrometers; instrumentation; lithium compounds; periodic structures; process control; spectrochemical analysis; LiNbO3; difference-frequency generation; high resolution rapidly swept widely tunable mid-IR spectrometer; hydrocarbon detection; industrial process control; periodically poled waveguide; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Industrial control; Laser tuning; Optical waveguides; Process control; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers; (120.6200) Spectrometers and spectroscopic instrumentation General; (190.2620) Frequency conversion;
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.2006.4627636
