Abstract
Due to extremely effective advantages of the quantum cascade laser spectroscopy and technology for trace gas detection, this paper presents spectroscopy scanning, the characteristics of temperature tuning, system resolution, sensitivity, and system stability with the application of the presented gas sensor. Experimental results showed that the sensor resolution was ≤0.01cm−1 (equivalent to 0.06 nm), and the sensor sensitivity was at the level of 194 ppb with the application of H2CO measurement.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
J. Faist, F. Capasso, D. L. Sivco, C. Sirtori, A. L. Hutchinson, and A. Y. Cho, “Quantum cascade laser,” Science, 1994, 264(158): 553–556.
L. Wang and T. R. Sharples, “Intrapulse quantum cascade laser spectroscopy: pressure induced line broadening and shifting in the–6 band of formaldehyde,” Applied Physics B, 2012, 108(2): 427–435.
T. Steck, N. Glatthor, T. von Clarmann, H. Fischer, J. M. Flaud, and B. Funke, “Retrieval of global upper tropospheric and stratospheric formaldehyde (H2CO) distributions from high-resolution MIPAS-envisat spectra,” Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, 2008, 8(3): 463–470.
X. Chen, L. Cheng, D. Guo, Y. Kostov, and F. S. Choa, “Quantum cascade laser based standoff photoacoustic chemical detection,” Optics Express, 2011, 9(21): 20251–20257.
L. Wang and S. Thomas-Reoben, “Monitoring hydrogen sulfide using a quantum cascade laser based trace gas sensing system,” Chinese Physics Letters, 2011, 28(6): 1183–1187.
A. Wisthaler, E. C. Apel, J. Bossmeyer, A. Hansel, W. Junkermann, and R. Koppmann, “Technical note: intercomparison of formaldehyde measurements at the atmosphere simulation chamber SAPHIR,” Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions, 2008, 7(6): 15619–15650.
K. Chance and J. Orphal, “Revised ultraviolet absorption cross sections of H2CO for the HITRAN database,” Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 2011, 12(9): 1509–1510.
I. R. Burling, R. J. Yolelson, S. K. Akagi, S. P. Urbanski, C. E. Wold, D. W. T. Griffith, et al., “Airborne and ground-based measurements of the trace gases and particles emitted by prescribed fires in the United States,” Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, 2011, 11(23): 12197–12216.
C. L. Heald, A. H. Goldstein, J. D. Allan, and A. C. Aiken, “Total observed organic carbon (TOOC) in the atmosphere: a synthesis of North American observations,” Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, 2008, 8(7): 2007–2025.
L. Wang, “Formaldehyde and methane spectroscopy measurements based on mid-IR quantum cascade laser system,” Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2014, 33(6): 591–597.
G. Duxbury, N. Langford, M. T. McCulloch, and W. Stephen, “Quantum cascade semiconductor infrared and far-infrared lasers: from trace gas sensing to non-linear optics,” Chemical Society Reviews, 2005, 34(11): 921–934.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
Rights and permissions
Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits use, duplication, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
About this article
Cite this article
Li, H. High sensitivity gas sensor based on IR spectroscopy technology and application. Photonic Sens 6, 127–131 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13320-015-0290-8
Received:
Revised:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13320-015-0290-8