Ultra-compact multipass laser absorption spectroscopy platform for distributed sensor networks

Author

So, Stephen G. ; Sani, Ardalan Amiri ; Tittel, Frank K. ; Wysocki, Gerard

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A prototype three-node wireless sensor network of portable, battery-powered spectroscopic trace-gas sensors equipped with custom 24-pass Herriott cells has been developed. Individual sensor performance and sensor network localization of a gas plume will be reported.

Keywords

distributed sensors; gas sensors; measurement by laser beam; optical sensors; spectrochemical analysis; Herriott cells; battery-powered spectroscopic trace-gas sensor; distributed sensor networks; gas plume; sensor network localization; three-node wireless sensor network; ultra-compact multipass laser absorption spectroscopy; Absorption; Distributed feedback devices; Gas detectors; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Optical sensors; Spectroscopy; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wireless sensor networks; (280.3420) Laser sensors; (280.4788) Optical sensing and sensors; (300.6360) Spectroscopy, laser;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5224308