SLEUTH: Spectroscopy of Oceanic Liquid Environments Using Towed Optical Sensor Heads
Technology Description:
University of Colorado, Boulder (CU-Boulder) is developing a system of optical underwater sensors to sense and measure dissolved carbon compounds. CU-Boulder seeks to build a sensor head that would be towed underwater by a cable containing optical fibers attached to an autonomous wave-energy harvesting surface vehicle. The proposed system takes advantage of dual frequency comb laser stimulated Raman spectroscopy—derived from a technology developed under ARPA-E’s MONITOR program—to bring laboratory-based optical spectroscopy to in-situ, persistent, and fast-moving ocean platforms.
Contact
ARPA-E Program Director:
Dr. Simon Freeman
Project Contact:
Prof. Juliet Gopinath
Press and General Inquiries Email:
ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov
Project Contact Email:
juliet.gopinath@colorado.edu
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Release Date:
02/16/2023