WAVELENGTH-MODULATION DETECTION OF ACETYLENE WITH A NEAR-INFRARED EXTERNAL-CAVITY DIODE-LASER

被引:20
作者
OH, DB
HOVDE, DC
机构
[1] Southwest Sciences Inc., Santa Fe, NM, 87505, 1570 Pacheco Street
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 30期
关键词
WAVELENGTH MODULATION; NOISE CANCELER; EXTERNAL-CAVITY DIODE LASER; ACETYLENE;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.007002
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An external-cavity diode laser operating at 1500 nm was used to record the combination band of acetylene (C2H2). By combination of wavelength-modulation spectroscopy with a noise-canceler detection circuit, a minimum detectable absorbance of 4.8 x 10(-4) with a 300-ms time constant was achieved, although this result was limited by etalon fringes. When combined with this detection technique, continuous, widely tunable output from an external-cavity laser is ideally suited for high-resolution absorption spectroscopy with excellent sensitivity. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America
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页码:7002 / 7005
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