Kwantowe lasery kaskadowe do celów spektroskopii molekularnej : zagadnienia wybrane

Mroziewicz, B.

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Kwantowe lasery kaskadowe do celów spektroskopii molekularnej : zagadnienia wybrane

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Mroziewicz B.

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Warianty tytułu

Quantum cascade lasers designer for spectroscopy : selected topics

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Artykuł stanowi przegląd wybranych właściwości kwantowych laserów kaskadowych I-rodzaju, którymi te przyrządy powinny się charakteryzować w zastosowaniach do celów spektroskopii, w paśmie średniej podczerwieni. Przyjęto, że muszą to być lasery pracujące w pojedynczym modzie a do najważniejszych ich parametrów zaliczono osiągalne długości fal, szerokość generowanej linii, moc wyjściową oraz zakres przestrajania. W przeważającej części artykułu zagadnienia te przedstawiono w sposób ogólny mając na celu głównie wprowadzenie czytelnika w ich meritum, natomiast najbardziej znaczące dokonania w okresie ostatniej dekady zilustrowano za pomocą chronologicznie ułożonych tablic. Liczne odesłania do literatury zawarte w tekście i tabelach powinny umożliwić zainteresowanym czytelnikom dokładniejsze zapoznanie się ze szczegółami dotyczącymi omawianych zagadnień. Analiza danych zawartych w artykule może w szczególności posłużyć do oceny sytuacji w dziedzinie szeroko rozumianej technologii laserów kaskadowych oraz perspektyw ich dalszego rozwoju.

The paper contains a review of some selected properties of the type quantum cascade lasers designed for MIR spectroscopy. Single mode operation, available wavelengths, linewidh, output power and the tuning range are considered in particular. The topics are discussed in a rather general form to introduce the reader into the subject. Most relevant properties of the lasers attained in the last decade have been displayed in tables which also show chronology of the developments. Interested readers may find much more details in the numerous bibliography included in the paper. Analysis of the data contained in the paper may be helpful to estimate the state of the art and perspectives for further progress in the field.

Słowa kluczowe

kwantowe lasery kaskadowe spektroskopia zastosowania w spektroskopii parametry

quantum cascade laser spectroscopy parameters

Wydawca

Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT

Czasopismo

Elektronika : konstrukcje, technologie, zastosowania

Rocznik

2013

Tom

Vol. 54, nr 11

Strony

58--66

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 80 poz., il., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Mroziewicz B.

Instytut Technologii Elektronowej, Warszawa

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