Abstract
A numerical simulation of pulsed cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) is developed with the commercially available software package GENERAL LASER ANALYSIS AND DESIGN. The model is verified through a series of numerical experiments. Several issues of concern in CRDS are investigated, including spatial resolution, misalignment, non-Gaussian beam input, and the effect of flames inside a ring-down cavity. Suggestions for the design of pulsed CRDS instruments are provided.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2858-2868 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 15 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2002 |