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Useful discussions with IFAC colleagues of the Optoelectronics and Photonics section are gratefully acknowledged. Particular thanks are due to Francesco Baldini, Massimo Brenci, Riccardo Falciai, Anna Grazia Mignani, Stefano Pelli.

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Cacciari, I., Righini, G.C. (2009). Optical Gas Sensing. In: Comini, E., Faglia, G., Sberveglieri, G. (eds) Solid State Gas Sensing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09665-0_6

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