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Title: Ring resonant cavities for spectroscopy

Abstract

Ring-shaped resonant cavities for spectroscopy allow a reduction in optical feedback to the light source, and provide information on the interaction of both s- and p-polarized light with samples. A laser light source is locked to a single cavity mode. An intracavity acousto-optic modulator may be used to couple light into the cavity. The cavity geometry is particularly useful for Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS).

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [3]
  1. Stanford, CA
  2. Jena-Wogau, DE
  3. Sunnyvale, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872335
Patent Number(s):
5912740
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
FG03-92ER14304
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
resonant; cavities; spectroscopy; ring-shaped; allow; reduction; optical; feedback; light; source; provide; information; interaction; s-; p-polarized; samples; laser; locked; single; cavity; mode; intracavity; acousto-optic; modulator; couple; geometry; particularly; useful; ring-down; crds; cavity ring-down; resonant cavities; ring-down spectroscopy; polarized light; light source; particularly useful; laser light; provide information; acousto-optic modulator; optical feedback; couple light; cavity mode; /356/

Citation Formats

Zare, Richard N, Martin, Juergen, Paldus, Barbara A, and Xie, Jinchun. Ring resonant cavities for spectroscopy. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Zare, Richard N, Martin, Juergen, Paldus, Barbara A, & Xie, Jinchun. Ring resonant cavities for spectroscopy. United States.
Zare, Richard N, Martin, Juergen, Paldus, Barbara A, and Xie, Jinchun. Fri . "Ring resonant cavities for spectroscopy". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872335.
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abstractNote = {Ring-shaped resonant cavities for spectroscopy allow a reduction in optical feedback to the light source, and provide information on the interaction of both s- and p-polarized light with samples. A laser light source is locked to a single cavity mode. An intracavity acousto-optic modulator may be used to couple light into the cavity. The cavity geometry is particularly useful for Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS).},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
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Works referenced in this record:

Cavity ring‐down optical spectrometer for absorption measurements using pulsed laser sources
journal, December 1988


CW cavity ring down spectroscopy
journal, January 1997


Laser phase and frequency stabilization using an optical resonator
journal, June 1983


Cavity ring‐down spectroscopy for quantitative absorption measurements
journal, February 1995