Modulation cancellation method for measurements of small temperature differences in a gas

作者:Spagnolo Vincenzo*; Dong Lei; Kosterev Anatoliy A; Thomazy David; Doty James H III; Tittel Frank K
来源:Optics Letters, 2011, 36(4): 460-462.
DOI:10.1364/OL.36.000460

摘要

An innovative spectroscopic technique based on balancing and cancellation of modulated signals induced by two excitation sources is reported. For its practical implementation, we used quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy as an absorption-sensing technique and applied the new approach to measure small temperature differences between two gas samples. The achieved sensitivity was 30 mK in 17 s. A theoretical sensitivity analysis is presented, and the applicability of this method to isotopic measurements is discussed.

  • 出版日期2011-2-15