Title :
Rapid swept-wavelength external cavity quantum cascade laser for open path sensing
Author :
Brumfield, B.E. ; Phillips, M.C.
Author_Institution :
Pacific Northwest Nat. Lab., Richland, WA, USA
Abstract :
A rapidly tunable external cavity quantum cascade laser system is used for open path sensing. The system permits acquisition of transient absorption spectra over a 125 cm-1 tuning range in less than 0.01 s.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; measurement by laser beam; optical sensors; quantum cascade lasers; open path sensing; rapid swept-wavelength external cavity quantum cascade laser; rapidly tunable external cavity quantum cascade laser system; time 0.01 s; transient absorption spectra; Absorption; Detectors; Frequency modulation; Quantum cascade lasers; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
