title: Numerical analysis of beam propagation in pulsed cavity ring-down spectroscopy.
abstract: A numerical simulation of pulsed cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) is developed with the commercially available software package GENERAL LASER ANALYSIS AND DESIGN. The model is verified through a series of numerical experiments. Several issues of concern in CRDS are investigated, including spatial resolution, misalignment, non-Gaussian beam input, and the effect of flames inside a ring-down cavity. Suggestions for the design of pulsed CRDS instruments are provided.
authors.affiliation: Division of Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden 80401, USA. sspuler@zolotech.com
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spuler
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Linne