A dual-wavelength interrogation schema for trace gas photoacoustic spectroscopy

作者:Ji Yan; Yi Ying-Yan; Li Min*; Lu Hai-Fei; Wen Xiao-Yan; Li Yu-Lin
来源:Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2018, 37(2): 173-176.
DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2018.02.008

摘要

Photoacoustic spectroscopy is the most sensitive approach of trace gas analysis reaching part per trillion by volume level and available for engineering practice, but not sufficiently satisfy the measurement demand of gases with weak absorption in near infrared zone. This paper presents a simple interrogation method using a dual-wavelength schema to switch effectively between the absorption and unabsorption lines of the gas to be measured, which takes good advantage of the current modulation characteristic of laser diode. Measurement results of methane demonstrate the feasibility and a relatively simple way to reach resolution of 0.46 ppm of the dual-wavelength method when the laser power is 2.1 mW.

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