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Software for design and analysis of multi-pass absorption cells

A. Belina Brzozowski, M. Winkowski, T. Stacewicz.

Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw,  5 Pasteura Street, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland tadeusz.stacewicz@fuw.edu.pl 
 

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Abstract. We present interactive calculative approach and relevant software for designing multi-pass optical cells. Our technique performs the analysis of these cells for any sets of concave spherical mirrors and finds the optimal parameters for both laser cavity and optical system that controls laser beam. 

Keywords: laser spectroscopy, trace gas detection, multi-pass cells.

UDC:  535.343.4
Ukr. J. Phys. Opt. 22 1-11
doi: 10.3116/16091833/2212/1/2021
Received: 09.09.2020

Анотація. Представлено інтерактивний розрахунковий підхід та відповідне програмне забезпечення для проектування багатопрохідних оптичних комірок. Наш метод виконує аналіз таких комірок для будь-яких наборів увігнутих сферичних дзеркал і дає змогу знайти оптимальні параметри і лазерного резонатора, і оптичної системи, яка формує лазерний промінь.

Ключові слова: лазерна спектроскопія, детектування слідів газів, багатопрохідні комірки
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