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A model is presented for the effect of a finite extinction ratio of the light modulator used in continuous wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CW-CRDS) experiments. We present a simple analytical expression for the minimum isolation required to prevent a significant increase in the fluctuations of the cavity decay rate, which determine the sensitivity of the method. We also present systematic measurements of the signal to noise in CW-CRDS as a function of the effective isolation of the light modulator, and excellent agreement with the model is found.
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Huang, H., Lehmann, K.K. Noise caused by a finite extinction ratio of the light modulator in CW cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Appl. Phys. B 94, 355–366 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3293-y
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