• DocumentCode
    732486
  • Title

    Enhancement of signal to noise in mid-IR photothermal spectroscopy by optimization of fiber probe lasers

  • Author

    Totachawattana, Atcha ; Liu, Hui ; Erramilli, Shyamsunder ; Sander, Michelle Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Continuous-wave and mode-locked fiber lasers are incorporated into label-free mid-IR photothermal spectroscopy. Optimization of probe laser parameters leads to significant enhancement in the signal to noise ratio and the peak-to-baseline contrast.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; infrared spectra; laser mode locking; laser noise; optimisation; photothermal spectroscopy; continuous-wave fiber lasers; fiber probe laser optimization; label-free mid-IR photothermal spectroscopy; mode-locked fiber lasers; signal-to-noise enhancement; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Probes; Quantum cascade lasers; Signal to noise ratio; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7182918
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=732486