Real-time detection of mines and explosives by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Author

Bohling, Christian ; Hohmann, Konrad ; Scheel, Dirk ; Nodop, Dirk ; Bauer, Christoph ; Burgmeier, Joerg ; Schade, Wolfgang ; Holl, Gerhard

Author_Institution

Technische Universit??t Clausthal, Institut f??r Physik und Physikalische Technologien, Leibnizstrasse 4, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

A fiber coupled LIBS system is used for detection of mines and explosives. Laser excitation at 1.5 mum is preferred to generate LIBS signals using an Er:glass microchip laser as seed laser for an Yb:Er fiber amplifier.

Keywords

explosives; infrared spectroscopy; landmine detection; measurement by laser beam; optical fibre amplifiers; spectrochemical analysis; Jk:Er; Jk:Yb,Er; explosives detection; fiber amplifier; laser excitation; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; microchiplaser; mines detection; seedlaser; wavelength 1.5 mum; Explosives; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Real time systems; Spectroscopy; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (280.3420) Laser sensors; (300.6360) Spectroscopy, laser;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628844

Filename

4628844