Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) in biomedical spectroscopy

A Schwaighofer, M Brandstetter, B Lendl - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum cascade lasers (QCL) are the first room temperature semiconductor laser source
for the mid-IR spectral region, triggering substantial development for the advancement of …

Standoff chemical detection using laser absorption spectroscopy: a review

J Li, Z Yu, Z Du, Y Ji, C Liu - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Remote chemical detection in the atmosphere or some specific space has always been of
great interest in many applications for environmental protection and safety. Laser absorption …

Mid-infrared fiber-coupled laser absorption sensor for simultaneous NH3 and NO monitoring in flue gases

K Duan, Y Ji, D Wen, Z Lu, K Xu, W Ren - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2023 - Elsevier
We report the development of a mid-infrared fiber-coupled laser absorption sensor for in situ
and simultaneous detection of NH 3 and NO, which is suitable for flue gas monitoring at the …

Calibration-free scanned wavelength modulation spectroscopy – application to H2O and temperature sensing in flames

Z Qu, R Ghorbani, D Valiev, FM Schmidt - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
A calibration-free scanned wavelength modulation spectroscopy scheme requiring minimal
laser characterization is presented. Species concentration and temperature are retrieved …

Baseline-free quantitative absorption spectroscopy based on cepstral analysis

RK Cole, AS Makowiecki, N Hoghooghi, GB Rieker - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
The accuracy of quantitative absorption spectroscopy depends on correctly distinguishing
molecular absorption signatures in a measured transmission spectrum from the varying …

Dual electro-optic optical frequency combs for multiheterodyne molecular dispersion spectroscopy

P Martín-Mateos, B Jerez, P Acedo - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, a multiheterodyne architecture for molecular dispersion spectroscopy based
on a coherent dual-comb source generated using a single continuous wave laser and …

High-resolution multi-heterodyne spectroscopy based on Fabry-Perot quantum cascade lasers

Y Wang, MG Soskind, W Wang, G Wysocki - Applied Physics Letters, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
In this Letter, we present a method of performing broadband mid-infrared spectroscopy with
conventional, free-running, continuous wave Fabry-Perot quantum cascade lasers (FP …

Trace gas detection in a hollow-core antiresonant fiber with heterodyne phase-sensitive dispersion spectroscopy

M Hu, A Ventura, JG Hayashi, F Poletti, S Yao… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Laser dispersion spectroscopy provides an attractive way of gas sensing by measuring
refractive index rather than absorption. The previous dispersion gas sensors were mostly …

[HTML][HTML] Mid-ir dispersion spectroscopy–a new avenue for liquid phase analysis

A Dabrowska, S Lindner, A Schwaighofer… - Spectrochimica Acta Part …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mid-IR dispersion spectroscopy is an attractive, novel approach to liquid phase analysis that
extends the possibilities of traditional methods based on the detection of absorption via …

Chirped laser dispersion spectroscopy for remote open-path trace-gas sensing

M Nikodem, G Wysocki - Sensors, 2012 - mdpi.com
In this paper we present a prototype instrument for remote open-path detection of nitrous
oxide. The sensor is based on a 4.53 μm quantum cascade laser and uses the chirped laser …