Broadband-tunable external-cavity quantum cascade lasers for the spectroscopic detection of hazardous substances

S. Hugger; F. Fuchs; J. Jarvis; M. Kinzer; Q. K. Yang; R. Driad; R. Aidam; J. Wagner

doi:10.1117/12.2008880

4 February 2013 Broadband-tunable external-cavity quantum cascade lasers for the spectroscopic detection of hazardous substances

S. Hugger, F. Fuchs, J. Jarvis, M. Kinzer, Q. K. Yang, R. Driad, R. Aidam, J. Wagner

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Proceedings Volume 8631, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices X; 86312I (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008880
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Broadband tunable external cavity quantum cascade lasers (EC-QCL) have emerged as attractive light sources for midinfrared (MIR) “finger print” molecular spectroscopy for detection and identification of chemical compounds. Here we report on the use of EC-QCL for the spectroscopic detection of hazardous substances, using stand-off detection of explosives and sensing of hazardous substances in water as two prototypical examples. Our standoff-system allows the contactless identification of solid residues of various common explosives over distances of several meters. Furthermore, results on an EC-QCL-based setup for MIR absorption spectroscopy on liquids are presented, featuring a by a factor of ten larger single-pass optical path length of 100 μm as compared to conventional Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy instrumentations.

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S. Hugger, F. Fuchs, J. Jarvis, M. Kinzer, Q. K. Yang, R. Driad, R. Aidam, and J. Wagner "Broadband-tunable external-cavity quantum cascade lasers for the spectroscopic detection of hazardous substances", Proc. SPIE 8631, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices X, 86312I (4 February 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008880

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