OPTICAL HETERODYNE-DETECTION IN CAVITY RING-DOWN SPECTROSCOPY

Authors
LEVENSON MD PALDUS BA SPENCE TG HARB CC HARRIS JS ZARE RN
Citation
Md. Levenson et al., OPTICAL HETERODYNE-DETECTION IN CAVITY RING-DOWN SPECTROSCOPY, Chemical physics letters, 290(4-6), 1998, pp. 335-340
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Chemical physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00092614
Volume
290
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
335 - 340
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(1998)290:4-6<335:OHICRS>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Polarization-selective optical heterodyne detection is shown to enhanc e the practical sensitivity of cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Initial experiments demonstrate a signal-to-noise ratio above 31 dB. Minor imp rovements should yield shot-noise-limited operation. (C) 1998. Publish ed by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.