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Ultra stable resonant cavity for gas analysis systems

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1456909
Systems and methods for detecting trace gases utilize a resonance optical cavity and a coherent light source coupled to the cavity through a cavity coupling mirror. The cavity is constructed of a material having the same or a similar coefficient of thermal expansion as the mirror elements defining the cavity. The main (bulk) cavity material may be the same as the main (bulk) material that forms the mirror elements, or it may be different. Such resonant cavity configurations provide improved accuracy and stability as compared to existing cavity configurations based upon similar principles.
Research Organization:
LI-COR, Inc., Lincoln, NE (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0009530
Assignee:
LI-COR, Inc. (Lincoln, NE)
Patent Number(s):
9,989,729
Application Number:
14/847,977
OSTI ID:
1456909
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Silicon substrates with buried distributed Bragg reflectors for resonant cavity-enhanced optoelectronics journal July 2002
Cavity-enhanced optical feedback-assisted photo-acoustic spectroscopy with a 10.4 μm external cavity quantum cascade laser journal November 2012
Trace Gas Detection Utilizing Optical Spectroscopy of Microresonant Cavities conference June 2012

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