Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 3, 0306003(2024)

Mid-Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy for NO and NO2 Detection in a Flexible Hollow Core Fiber (Invited)

Daxin Wen1、†, Limei Gao2、†, Kun Duan1, Yongbin Ji1, Yiwei Shi2、*, and Wei Ren1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
  • 2School of Information Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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    Daxin Wen, Limei Gao, Kun Duan, Yongbin Ji, Yiwei Shi, Wei Ren. Mid-Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy for NO and NO2 Detection in a Flexible Hollow Core Fiber (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(3): 0306003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Nov. 28, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 25, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 7, 2024

    The Author Email: Yiwei Shi (ywshi@fudan.edu.cn), Wei Ren (renwei@mae.cuhk.edu.hk)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232576

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP232576

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