Cavity-Enhanced Spectroscopy and Sensing

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIX

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2. Introduction to Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy

   • Daniele Romanini, Irène Ventrillard, Guillaume Méjean, Jérôme Morville, Erik Kerstel

   Pages 1-60

3. Detection and Characterization of Reactive Chemical Intermediates Using Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy

   • Neal Kline, Terry A. Miller

   Pages 61-91

4. Quantum Cascade Laser Based Chemical Sensing Using Optically Resonant Cavities

   • S. Welzel, R. Engeln, J. Röpcke

   Pages 93-142

5. Saturated-Absorption Cavity Ring-Down (SCAR) for High-Sensitivity and High-Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy in the Mid IR

   • P. Cancio, I. Galli, S. Bartalini, G. Giusfredi, D. Mazzotti, P. De Natale

   Pages 143-162

6. Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy with Optical Feedback

   • Jérôme Morville, Daniele Romanini, Erik Kerstel

   Pages 163-209

7. NICE-OHMS—Frequency Modulation Cavity-Enhanced Spectroscopy—Principles and Performance

   • Ove Axner, Patrick Ehlers, Aleksandra Foltynowicz, Isak Silander, Junyang Wang

   Pages 211-251

8. Applications of NICE-OHMS to Molecular Spectroscopy

   • Brian M. Siller, Benjamin J. McCall

   Pages 253-270

9. Cavity-Enhanced Direct Frequency Comb Spectroscopy

   • P. Masłowski, K. C. Cossel, A. Foltynowicz, J. Ye

   Pages 271-321

10. Whispering Gallery Mode Biomolecular Sensors

    • Yuqiang Wu, Frank Vollmer

    Pages 323-349

11. Cavity-Enhanced Spectroscopy on Silica Microsphere Resonators

    • Jack A. Barnes, Gianluca Gagliardi, Hans-Peter Loock

    Pages 351-383

12. Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Small Liquid Volumes

    • Claire Vallance, Cathy M. Rushworth

    Pages 385-410

13. Fiber Loop Ringdown Sensors and Sensing

    • Chuji Wang

    Pages 411-461

14. Fiber-Optic Resonators for Strain-Acoustic Sensing and Chemical Spectroscopy

    • Saverio Avino, Antonio Giorgini, Paolo De Natale, Hans-Peter Loock, Gianluca Gagliardi

    Pages 463-484

15. Broadband Cavity-Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy with Incoherent Light

    • A. A. Ruth, S. Dixneuf, R. Raghunandan

    Pages 485-517

16. Back Matter

    Pages 519-527

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The book reviews the dramatic recent advances in the use of optical resonators for high sensitivity and high resolution molecular spectroscopy as well as for chemical, mechanical and physical sensing. It encompasses a variety of cavities including those made of two or more mirrors, optical fiber loops, fiber gratings and spherical cavities. The book focuses on novel techniques and their applications. Each chapter is written by an expert and/or pioneer in the field. These experts also provide the theoretical background in optics and molecular physics where needed. Examples of recent breakthroughs include the use of frequency combs (Nobel prize 2005) for cavity enhanced sensing and spectroscopy, the use of novel cavity materials and geometries, the development of optical heterodyne detection techniques combined to active frequency-locking schemes. These methods allow the use and interrogation of optical resonators with a variety of coherent light sources for trace gas detection and sensing of strain, temperature and pressure.

• Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy
• Frequency Combs for Cavity Enhanced Sensing
• Frequency Locking
• High Sensitivity and High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy
• Optical Cavities
• Optical Resonator-based Biosensors
• Radio-frequency Modulation

• CNR-Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO), Pozzuoli, Italy

  Gianluca Gagliardi

• Dept. of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

  Hans-Peter Loock

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