Photoacoustic CO2 sensor system: design and potential for miniaturization and integration in silicon

J. Huber; J. Wöllenstein

doi:10.1117/12.2179157

21 May 2015 Photoacoustic CO₂ sensor system: design and potential for miniaturization and integration in silicon

J. Huber, J. Wöllenstein

Proceedings Volume 9517, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VII; and Cyber Physical Systems; 951715 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179157
Event: SPIE Microtechnologies, 2015, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

The detection of CO₂ indoors has a large impact on today’s sensor market. The ambient room climate is important for human health and wellbeing. The CO₂ concentration is a main indicator for indoor climate and correlates with the number of persons inside a room. People in Europe spend more than 90% of their time indoors. This leads to a high demand for miniaturized and energy efficient CO₂ sensors. To realize small and energy-efficient mass-market sensors, we develop novel miniaturized photoacoustic sensor systems with optimized design for real-time and selective CO₂ detection. The sensor system consists of two chambers, a measurement and a detection chamber. The detection chamber consists of an integrated pressure sensor under special gas atmosphere. As pressure sensor we use a commercially available cell phone microphone. We describe a possible miniaturization process of the developed system by regarding the possibility of integration of all sensor parts. The system is manufactured in precision mechanics with IR-optical sapphire windows as optical connections. During the miniaturization process the sapphire windows are replaced by Si chips with a special IR anti-reflection coating. The developed system is characterized in detail with gas measurements and optical transmission investigations. The results of the characterization process offer a high potential for further miniaturization with high capability for mass market applications.

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J. Huber and J. Wöllenstein "Photoacoustic CO₂ sensor system: design and potential for miniaturization and integration in silicon", Proc. SPIE 9517, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS VII; and Cyber Physical Systems, 951715 (21 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179157

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Sensors

Absorption

Carbon dioxide

Silicon

Photoacoustic spectroscopy

Signal detection

Sapphire

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