@article{181281, keywords = {Laser sources, Chemical detection, Laser ranging, Laser systems, Remote sensing, Solid state lasers}, author = {Andreas Hangauer and Yifeng Chen and Gerard Wysocki}, title = {Chirped laser dispersion spectroscopy for spectroscopic chemical sensing with simultaneous range detection}, abstract = { Spectroscopic chemical detection requires knowledge or determination of an optical path for accurate quantification of path-integrated concentration of species. Continuous-wave-laser-based spectroscopic systems operating in an open integrated-path remote sensing configuration are usually not equipped for optical path determination. Here we demonstrate a measurement technique capable of simultaneous spectroscopic chemical quantification and range finding. The range-finding functionality is implemented with chirped laser dispersion spectroscopy. The methodology is potentially useful for remote chemical sensing in a hard-target LIDAR configuration and for automatic calibration of gas cells with unknown or varying lengths. }, year = {2021}, journal = {Optics Letters}, volume = {46}, number = {2}, pages = {198-201}, month = {01/2021}, publisher = {OSA}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.413312}, language = {eng}, }