title: Infrared 7.6-microm lead-salt diode laser heterodyne radiometry of water vapor in a CH4-air premixed flat flame.
abstract: We deal with the design of a diode laser heterodyne radiometer and its application in a combustion process. We present some experimental results obtained with a CH4-air premised flat flame as the optical source. The goal is to prove that heterodyne detection techniques are relevant in remote detection and diagnostics of combustion and can have important applications in both civil and military fields. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first time that this demonstration is made. The radiometer, in spite of the low-power lead-salt diode laser used as a local oscillator, enables us to record high-temperature water-vapor emission spectra in the region of 1315 cm(-1).
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Spectrométrie Moléculaire et Atmosphérique, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 6089, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, B.P. 1039, 51687 Reims 2, France. damien.weidmann@univ-reims.fr
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weidmann
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Courtois