Probing sensitivity limits by comb-based spectroscopic techniques

Year: 2011

Authors: De Natale P., Galli I., Mazzotti D., Giusfredi G., Cancio P., Gagliardi G., Maddaloni P.

Autors Affiliation: CNR – Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO), Largo Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy; CNR – Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli NA, Italy; European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy (LENS), Via Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino FI, Italy

Abstract: We report on new concepts of comb-based coherent sources that we apply to high-sensitivity measurements of physical quantities, e. g. trace gas concentration and mechanical strain, through different spectroscopic techniques. © OSA/ CLEO 2011.

Conference title: CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO_SI 2011
Place: Baltimore, MD; United States; 1-6 May 2011

KeyWords: Coherent sources; High-sensitivity; Measurements of Mechanical strain; Physical quantities; Sensitivity limit; Spectroscopic technique; Trace gas concentrations