Title :
Swept cavity ringdown spectroscopy: Pushing sensitivity limits
Author :
Orr, Brian J. ; He, Yabai
Author_Institution :
Centre for Lasers & Applic., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
Very weak absorption spectra can be measured simply by rapidly swept cavity ringdown spectrometry. Recent instrumental refinements significantly improve the sensitivity for trace gas detection, with potential applications in industry, medicine and the environment.
Keywords :
infrared spectroscopy; light absorption; spectra; absorption spectra; gas detection; pushing sensitivity limits; swept cavity ringdown spectroscopy; Absorption; Gas industry; Helium; Instruments; Noise level; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519285
