Compact, low power consumption methane sensor based on a novel miniature multipass gas cell and a CW, room temperature interband cascade laser emitting at 3.3 μm

Lei Dong; Chunguang Li; Nancy P. Sanchez; Aleksander K. Gluszek; Robert J. Griffin; Frank K. Tittel

doi:10.1117/12.2211153

13 February 2016 Compact, low power consumption methane sensor based on a novel miniature multipass gas cell and a CW, room temperature interband cascade laser emitting at 3.3 μm

Lei Dong, Chunguang Li, Nancy P. Sanchez, Aleksander K. Gluszek, Robert J. Griffin, Frank K. Tittel

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Proceedings Volume 9755, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XIII; 97550I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2211153
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS)-based methane sensor, employing a miniature dense-pattern multi-pass gas cell (MPGC) and a continuous wave, room temperature interband cascade laser (ICL), is reported. The optical integration based on an advanced folded optical path design and an efficient ICL control system with appropriate electrical power management results in a methane sensor with a small footprint (32 × 20 × 17 cm³) and low-power consumption (6W). The direct absorption measurement strategy allows absolute quantitative assessments without any calibration. Polynomial and least-squares fit algorithms are employed to remove the baseline of the spectral scan and retrieve CH₄ concentrations, respectively. An Allan-Werle deviation analysis shows that the measurement precision can reach 1.4 ppb for a 60 s averaging time. Continuous measurements lasting seven days were performed to demonstrate the stability and robustness of the reported methane sensor.

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Lei Dong, Chunguang Li, Nancy P. Sanchez, Aleksander K. Gluszek, Robert J. Griffin, and Frank K. Tittel "Compact, low power consumption methane sensor based on a novel miniature multipass gas cell and a CW, room temperature interband cascade laser emitting at 3.3 μm", Proc. SPIE 9755, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XIII, 97550I (13 February 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2211153

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