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Quantum Cascade Laser Based Chemical Sensing Using Optically Resonant Cavities

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Cavity-Enhanced Spectroscopy and Sensing

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences ((SSOS,volume 179))

Abstract

Progress in the development of compact semiconductor-based mid-infrared light sources, more specifically of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), has been astonishingly rapid in the 2 decades since their first realisation. Their performance makes them superior to conventional sources and has led to significant improvements and new developments in chemical sensing techniques encompassing cavity enhanced methods. The aim of this compilation is to provide an overview about useful combinations of QCLs with optical cavities and to highlight recent achievements thereby focussing on potential sensing applications.

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The authors give sincere thanks to all present and former members of the laboratories involved in Greifswald, Eindhoven and Cambridge for permanent support and a stimulating working atmosphere. The authors are also indebted to Alpes Lasers for supporting the activities. This work was partly supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) within the framework of the Collaborative Research Centre Transregio 24 ‘Fundamentals of Complex Plasmas’.

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Welzel, S., Engeln, R., Röpcke, J. (2014). Quantum Cascade Laser Based Chemical Sensing Using Optically Resonant Cavities. In: Gagliardi, G., Loock, HP. (eds) Cavity-Enhanced Spectroscopy and Sensing. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 179. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40003-2_3

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