title: Absorption measurement of nu2 + 2nu3 band of CH4 at 1.33 microm using an InGaAsP light emitting diode.
abstract: The combination band of nu2 + 2nu3 of CH4 at 1.33 microm (7512 cm(-1)) was observed at 0.3-cm(-1) resolution by a simple experimental arrangement using a near-infrared high-radiant InGaAsP light emitting diode (LED) and a Ge detector. Forty-six line centers were measured with accuracies of 0.03 cm(-1). The assignment of these manifolds was made by inspection of the P, Q, and R branches. The experimental result indicates that the nu2 + 2nu3 band can be used for fully optical remote monitoring of methane using InGaAsP optical sources in conjunction with an ultralow-loss optical fiber network.
authors.affiliation: Tohoku University, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Katahira 2-1-1, Sendai 980, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inaba