Title :
First experimental studies of the resonant optothermoacoustic detection technique
Author :
Doty, James H., III ; Kosterev, Anatoliy A. ; Tittel, Frank K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
A novel technique for detecting optical absorption in gases is demonstrated. The technique called resonant optothermoacoustic detection (ROTADE) is based on energy transfer from the optical beam area to a mechanical oscillator via molecular diffusion.
Keywords :
Absorption; Energy exchange; Gas lasers; Laser tuning; Mechanical sensors; Optical sensors; Radiation detectors; Resonance; Semiconductor radiation detectors; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
