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Multilaser Herriott cell for planetary tunable laser spectrometers

Christopher G. Tarsitano and Christopher R. Webster

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Christopher G. Tarsitano1,*and Christopher R. Webster1

1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109, USA

*Corresponding author:christopher.g.tarsitano@aero.org

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  • History
    • Original Manuscript: August 17, 2006
    • Revised Manuscript: July 25, 2007
    • Manuscript Accepted: August 6, 2007
    • Published: September 24, 2007

Abstract

Geometric optics and matrix methods are used to mathematically model multilaserHerriott cells for tunable laser absorption spectrometers for planetarymissions. The Herriott cells presented accommodate several laser sources that followindependent optical paths but probe a single gas cell. Strategically placed output holeslocated in the far mirrors of the Herriott cells reduce the size of the spectrometers. A four-channelHerriott cell configuration is presented for the specific application as the samplecell of the tunable laser spectrometer instrument selected for the sample analysisat Mars analytical suite on the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory mission.

© 2007 Optical Society of America

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