Stand-off identification of aerosols using mid-infrared backscattering Fourier-transform spectroscopy

Luke Maidment; Zhaowei Zhang; Christopher R. Howle; Derryck Telford Reid

Stand-off identification of aerosols using mid-infrared backscattering Fourier-transform spectroscopy

Luke Maidment, Zhaowei Zhang, Christopher R. Howle, Derryck Telford Reid

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Abstract

We show that aerosolized liquid chemicals can be identified from their optical absorption spectra by illuminating them with broadband mid-infrared pulses from an optical parametric oscillator and analyzing the backscattered light using Fourier-transform spectroscopy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781943580118
Publication status	Published - 19 Dec 2016
Event	2016 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - San Jose, United States Duration: 5 Jun 2016 → 10 Jun 2016

Conference

Conference	2016 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Abbreviated title	CLEO 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Jose
Period	5/06/16 → 10/06/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Stand-off identification of aerosols using mid-infrared backscattering Fourier-transform spectroscopy

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