Enhancing the sensitivity of mid-IR quantum cascade laser-based cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy using RF current perturbation.

The sensitivity of mid-IR quantum cascade laser (QCL) off-axis cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy (CEAS), often limited by cavity mode structure and diffraction losses, was enhanced by applying a broadband RF noise to the laser current. A pump-probe measurement demonstrated that the addition of...

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Main Authors: Manfred, K, Kirkbride, J, Ciaffoni, L, Peverall, R, Ritchie, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Optical Society of American (OSA) 2014