Title :
A Chaotic Optical Cavity Combined With a Quantum Cascade Laser for Chemical Vapor Sensing
Author :
Agrawal, Abhishek ; Hsu, Allen ; Whitworth, Pat ; Narimanov, Evgenii ; Gmachl, Claire
Author_Institution :
Princeton Univ., Princeton
Abstract :
A novel multi-pass optical cavity with partially-chaotic ray dynamics has been combined with a quantum cascade laser for sensing of ethanol. The 4-cm diameter cavity shows an optical path length in the mid-infrared of ~4.5-m.
Keywords :
optical chaos; optical resonators; quantum cascade lasers; remote sensing by laser beam; chaotic optical cavity; chemical vapor sensing; ethanol sensing; multipass optical cavity; partially-chaotic ray dynamics; quantum cascade laser; size 4 cm; Chaos; Chemical lasers; Ethanol; High speed optical techniques; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Quantum cascade lasers; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453389
