title: Chirped lasers dispersion spectroscopy implemented with single- and dual-sideband electro-optical modulators.
abstract: We report new approaches for signal generation in Chirped Laser Dispersion Spectroscopy (CLaDS). Two optical arrangements based on electro-optical modulators significantly reduce CLaDS system complexity and enable optimum performance when applied to detection of GHz-wide molecular transitions. Proof-of-principle experiments in the near-infrared spectral range are presented and potential strategies for application in the mid-infrared are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA. michal.nikodem@eitplus.pl
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nikodem
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Plant
authors.forename: Zhenxing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prucnal
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wysocki
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D055617:Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055096:Optical Devices; D012666:Semiconductors; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*