Infrared laser-absorption sensing for combustion gases

CS Goldenstein, RM Spearrin, JB Jeffries… - Progress in Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Infrared laser-absorption spectroscopy (IR-LAS) sensors play an important role in
diagnosing and characterizing a wide range of combustion systems. Of all the laser …

Optical gas sensing: a review

J Hodgkinson, RP Tatam - Measurement science and technology, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The detection and measurement of gas concentrations using the characteristic optical
absorption of the gas species is important for both understanding and monitoring a variety of …

Tomographic absorption spectroscopy for the study of gas dynamics and reactive flows

W Cai, CF Kaminski - Progress in energy and combustion science, 2017 - Elsevier
Optical imaging techniques are ubiquitous for the resolution of non-uniformities in gas flows.
Planar imaging techniques such as laser-induced fluorescence are well established and …

Laser absorption spectroscopy for combustion diagnosis in reactive flows: A review

C Liu, L Xu - Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Laser absorption spectroscopy (LAS) has been rapidly developed and widely applied to
combustion diagnosis in recent decades. As a cost-effective tool for measuring multiple …

Photonic crystal fibres for chemical sensing and photochemistry

AM Cubillas, S Unterkofler, TG Euser… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we introduce photonic crystal fibre as a novel optofluidic microdevice that can
be employed as both a versatile chemical sensor and a highly efficient microreactor. We …

Advances in mid-infrared spectroscopy enabled by supercontinuum laser sources

I Zorin, P Gattinger, A Ebner, M Brandstetter - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Supercontinuum sources are all-fiber pulsed laser-driven systems that provide high power
spectral densities within ultra-broadband spectral ranges. The tailored process of generating …

Gas-phase broadband spectroscopy using active sources: progress, status, and applications

KC Cossel, EM Waxman, IA Finneran… - Journal of the Optical …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Broadband spectroscopy is an invaluable tool for measuring multiple gas-phase species
simultaneously. In this work we review basic techniques, implementations, and current …

Mid-infrared to telecom-band supercontinuum generation in highly nonlinear silicon-on-insulator wire waveguides

B Kuyken, X Liu, RM Osgood Jr, R Baets… - Optics express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate the generation of a supercontinuum in a 2 cm long silicon wire by pum**
the wire with mid-infrared picosecond pulses in the anomalous dispersion regime. The …

Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in soft-glass specialty optical fibers: A review

TS Saini, RK Sinha - Progress in Quantum Electronics, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Mid-infrared region (2–20​ μm) is an important region of electromagnetic spectrum.
Most of the molecules including CH 4, CO, NO, NO 2, C 6 H 6, TNT, NH 3, SF 6, HNO 3 …

Generation of High‐Peak‐Power Femtosecond Pulses in Mamyshev Oscillators: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

YY Li, B Gao, CY Ma, G Wu, JY Huo… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mamyshev oscillators (MOs) have attracted significant attention given their potential in
yielding ultrafast lasers with high peak power. Based on step‐like saturable absorbers and …