KEYWORDS: Beam path, Signal detection, Light absorption, Signal generators, Thermoelasticity, Sensors, Optical gas detection, Modulation, Gas sensors, Fiber lasers
In recent years, gas sensors are widely used in military and civilian fields. Light-Induced Thermoelastic Spectroscopy (LITES) plays an important role in trace gas sensing. This paper focuses on our recent work to improve the performance of the LITES gas detection system. Firstly, a LITES gas detection system based on a novel QTF-self-difference technique was proposed. The Distributed Feedback Laser Diode (DFB-LD) was internally driven by a low-frequency scanning signal and externally modulated by a high-frequency modulated signal using an Acousto-Optic Modulator (AOM). The output laser was divided into two laser beams by a fiber coupler and irradiated from both sides of the QTF, and the signal was measured using the light-induced thermoelastic properties of the QTF. The results showed that the system can reduce the noise of the LITES system and has a good linear response. Secondly, a long-path LITES gas sensor using a high-power Q-switched fiber laser was reported. The LITES gas detection system signal was enhanced by increasing the laser power and absorption optical path. The sensor achieved a Minimum Detection Limit (MDL) of 6.1 ppb at the integration time of 48 s. Finally, a comprehensive dual-spectroscopy detection technique based on LITES and Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (QEPAS) using a quartz tuning fork was demonstrated. The system utilized a dual-spectrum detection structure to enhance the detection sensitivity. The system was tested for C2H2, and the results showed that the system has superior detection performance compared to conventional detection systems.
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