Atmospheric sensing Living Lab
The Spectroscopy Group has established a new facility integral to its R&D program in atmospheric sensing instrumentation and data analysis:...
Mid Infrared Photonics – Germanium on Silicon structures for spectroscopic sensing
This project is the latest addition in a programme of work to develop miniature mid-infrared (MIR) gas sensors using novel...
SOLSTICE
The SOLSTICE mission (Solar Occultation Limb Sounding Transformative instruments for Climate Exploration) aims to demonstrate for the first time accurate...
MEMS Fourier Transform Spectrometer for Earth Observation
Lightweight, power-efficient, low-cost, yet efficient, sensors are highly sought after for space applications. Hyperspectral and ultraspectral (spectroscopic) remote sensors are...
GECO – Geothermal Emission COntrol
The Spectroscopy Group is part of the H2020 GECO consortium led by Reykjavik Energy. For the GECO project, the group...
Active Coherent Laser Spectrometer for standoff sensing (ACLaS)
Detecting chemical threats at safe standoff distances An eye-safe, mid-IR hyperspectral active standoff detection system provides identification, detection, and confident...
Intracavity laser sensors
The group develop a new technology based on widely tunable cavity enhanced sensors, for gas and liquid phase analysis. When...
Mid IR hollow waveguide integration
One activity within the Spectroscopy Group of RAL Space consists of developing enabling technologies relevant to laser-based instruments for molecular...
Multipass and cavity enhanced laser spectroscopy
Quantum cascade laser sensing techniques based on cavity enhanced techniques (OF-CEAS, CEAS, CRDS) as well as multipass asorption cells have...
Terahertz quantum cascade laser spectroscopy
Terahertz quantum cascade lasers are not yet as mature as their mid infrared counterparts. However, terahertz quantum cascade lasers are...