Photoacoustic spectroscopy using quantum-cascade lasers

B. A. Paldus; T. G. Spence; R. N. Zare; J. Oomens; F. J.M. Harren; D. H. Parker; C. Gmachl; F. Cappasso; D. L. Sivco; J. N. Baillargeon; A. L. Hutchinson; A. Y. Cho

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Photoacoustic spectroscopy using quantum-cascade lasers

B. A. Paldus, T. G. Spence, R. N. Zare, J. Oomens, F. J.M. Harren, D. H. Parker, C. Gmachl, F. Cappasso, D. L. Sivco, J. N. Baillargeon, A. L. Hutchinson, A. Y. Cho

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Photoacoustic spectra of ammonia and water vapor were recorded by use of a continuous-wave quantum-cascade distributed-feedback (QC-DFB) laser at 8.5 μmn with a 16-mW power output. The gases were flowed through a cell that was resonant at 1.6 kHz, and the QC-DFB source was temperature tuned over 35 nm for generation of spectra or was temperature stabilized on an absorption feature peak to permit real-time concentration measurements. A detection limit of 100 parts in 10⁹ by volume ammonia at standard temperature and pressure was obtained for a 1-Hz bandwidth in a measurement time of 10 min.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	178-180
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.24.000178
State	Published - Feb 1 1999
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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