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To develop a high-speed frequency-comb infrared spectrometer capable of real-time, remote chemical vapor identification over standoff distances.

January 1, 2005Optics ExpressOpen Access

Frequency-comb infrared spectrometer for rapid, remote chemical sensing

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ASAlbert SchließerUniversity of Copenhagen MBMarkus BrehmGerman United Services Trade Union FKF. KeilmannCenter for NanoScience

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Experimental study demonstrates high-speed chemical vapor sensing across 22 meters using dual-comb infrared spectroscopy, highlighting utility for video-rate imaging of transient phenomena.

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To develop a high-speed frequency-comb infrared spectrometer capable of real-time, remote chemical vapor identification over standoff distances.
Generated an infrared probing beam spanning the 9–12 μm molecular fingerprint region using two 10-fs titanium:sapphire lasers.
Employed fast heterodyne self-scanning by actively tuning the repetition rate of one laser to disperse and record spectra across a 22-meter standoff distance.
Acquired individual infrared spectra at 2 cm⁻¹ resolution within 70 μs snapshot intervals.
Sustained continuous real-time data collection at a rate of 950 spectra per second to track transient vapor fluctuations from 22 m away.

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Schließer et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f70aaf44fa9f079dce13b https://doi.org/10.1364/opex.13.009029

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Experimental study demonstrates high-speed chemical vapor sensing across 22 meters using dual-comb infrared spectroscopy, highlighting utility for video-rate imaging of transient phenomena.

Frequency-comb infrared spectrometer for rapid, remote chemical sensing

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