Method and apparatus for detecting vehicle occupants under the i

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A system for non-intrusive drunk driver screening comprising a wavelength modulated laser, harmonic detector, and signal analyzer apparatus for quantitative absorption spectroscopy detection of low level concentrations of alcohol molecules in a contained gaseous volume within the operator compartment of vehicles.

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