Linear cavity laser system for ultra-sensitive gas detection via intracavity laser spectroscopy (ILS)
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Mar 3, 1998
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Jul 3, 1996
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Contaminants are detected optically at concentrations below 1 part-per-million (ppm) and extending to a level approaching 1 part-per-trillion (ppt) by using intracavity laser spectroscopy (ILS) techniques. An optically-pumped solid-state laser (the ILS laser) is employed as a detector. The ILS laser comprises an ion-doped crystal medium contained in a linear laser cavity which may be optically pumped by a diode laser pump laser. A gas sample containing gaseous contaminant species is placed inside the laser cavity and on one side of the ion-doped crystal. The output signal from the ILS laser is detected and analyzed to identify the gaseous species (via its spectral signature). The concentration of the gaseous species can be determined from the spectral signature as well. Advantageously, the linear cavity is relatively small and compact in comparison to other ILS systems. Additionally, the small/compact size of the linear cavity makes the gas detection system constructed therewith amenable to a broad variety of practical applications.
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