Diode-Pumped 214.8-nm Nd:YAG /Cr 4 +:YAG Microchip Laser System for the Detection of NO Export

@article{citeulike:5779491, abstract = {A passively Q-switched 214.8-nm Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG microchip laser system for the detection of NO was designed, constructed, and tested. The system uses the fifth harmonic of the 1.074-μm transition in Nd:YAG to detect NO by laser-induced fluorescence. A significant challenge was the development of an environmentally stable coating to provide the necessary discrimination between the 1.074-μm laser line and the stronger transition at 1.064 μm. The exact position of the fifth-harmonic frequency was determined by use of NO fluorescence excitation spectra to be 46556 ∓ 1.5 cm−1. With a pulse energy of approximately 50 nJ of fifth-harmonic light, we observed a detection sensitivity for NO of approximately 15 parts per billion by volume in a simple, compact optical system.}, author = {Wormhoudt, J. and Shorter, J. H. and Cook, C. C. and Zayhowski, J. J.}, citeulike-article-id = {5779491}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.39.004418}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?id=62450}, day = {20}, doi = {10.1364/AO.39.004418}, journal = {Appl. Opt.}, keywords = {microchip, nitric\_oxide}, month = {August}, number = {24}, pages = {4418--4424}, posted-at = {2009-09-13 19:46:50}, priority = {2}, publisher = {OSA}, title = {Diode-Pumped 214.8-nm Nd:YAG /Cr 4 +:YAG Microchip Laser System for the Detection of NO}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.39.004418}, volume = {39}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5779491 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5779491 N2 - A passively Q-switched 214.8-nm Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG microchip laser system for the detection of NO was designed, constructed, and tested. The system uses the fifth harmonic of the 1.074-μm transition in Nd:YAG to detect NO by laser-induced fluorescence. A significant challenge was the development of an environmentally stable coating to provide the necessary discrimination between the 1.074-μm laser line and the stronger transition at 1.064 μm. The exact position of the fifth-harmonic frequency was determined by use of NO fluorescence excitation spectra to be 46556 ∓ 1.5 cm−1. With a pulse energy of approximately 50 nJ of fifth-harmonic light, we observed a detection sensitivity for NO of approximately 15 parts per billion by volume in a simple, compact optical system. IS - 24 JF - Appl. Opt. EP - 4424 TI - Diode-Pumped 214.8-nm Nd:YAG /Cr 4 +:YAG Microchip Laser System for the Detection of NO PB - OSA VL - 39 SP - 4418 KW - microchip KW - nitric_oxide AU - Wormhoudt, J AU - Shorter, JH AU - Cook, CC AU - Zayhowski, JJ PY - 2000/08/20/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.39.004418 ER -