Quantum cascade laser development efforts for implementation into chemical and remote sensing systems

Michael D. Wojcik; Tanya L. Myers; Matthew S. Taubman; Bret D. Cannon; Bryan Broocks; Trinesha Mosely

doi:10.1117/12.601503

29 December 2004 Quantum cascade laser development efforts for implementation into chemical and remote sensing systems

Michael D. Wojcik, Tanya L. Myers, Matthew S. Taubman, Bret D. Cannon, Bryan Broocks, Trinesha Mosely

Proceedings Volume 5617, Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.601503
Event: European Symposium on Optics and Photonics for Defence and Security, 2004, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Quantum cascade laser (QCL) offer many desirable attributes as mid-infrared laser sources for chemical and remote sensing. Some key advantages are a narrow linewidth, wide bandwidth current modulation characteristics and moderate tunability (15 cm^-1). Combined, these characteristics allow for applications to a wide variety of chemical and remote sensing techniques such as wavelength and frequency modulation based detection techniques, cavity enhanced point sensors as well as techniques such as LIDAR and DIAL. This paper will describe laser development efforts to enhance QCL frequency stabilization and QCL injection locking and to develop robust external cavity QCL designs.

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Michael D. Wojcik, Tanya L. Myers, Matthew S. Taubman, Bret D. Cannon, Bryan Broocks, and Trinesha Mosely "Quantum cascade laser development efforts for implementation into chemical and remote sensing systems", Proc. SPIE 5617, Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence, (29 December 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.601503

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