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Quantum cascade lasers in chemical physics

2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 487; Issue: 1-3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.cplett.2009.12.073

1873-4448

R. F. Curl, Federico Capasso, Claire Gmachl, Anatoliy A. Kosterev, J. Barry McManus, R. Lewicki, Michael Pusharsky, Gerard Wysocki, Frank K. Tittel,

Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

In the short space of 15 years since their first demonstration, quantum cascade lasers have become the most useful sources of tunable mid-infrared laser radiation. This Letter describes these developments in laser technology and the burgeoning applications of quantum cascade lasers to infrared spectroscopy. We foresee the potential application of quantum cascade lasers in other areas of chemical physics such as research on helium droplets, in population pumping, and in matrix isolation infrared photochemistry.