Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 4, 0430002(2022)

Simultaneous Measurement of Atmospheric Multi-Component (CO, N2O, and H2O) Based on Single Quantum Cascaded Laser

Lewen Zhang1,2, Pengshuai Sun1, Xu Liu1,2,3, Tao Pang1, Bian Wu1, Hua Xia1, and Zhirong Zhang1,4,5、*
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  • 1Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Materials, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 2Science Island Branch, Graduate School of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 3School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Bengbu University, Bengbu, Anhui 233030, China
  • 4School of Environment Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 5Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics & Technology, Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China;
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    The low absorption intensity of gas in the near infrared band is not conducive to the measurement of trace gas. A high-sensitivity and high-precision laser spectroscopy system for the simultaneous detection of atmospheric multi-component greenhouse gas was established based on the fundamental frequency absorption properties of molecules in the mid-infrared band, which uses a single novel room-temperature continuous-wave quantum cascaded laser (CW-QCL) combined with wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS) and a long-path optical-absorption cell. The output wavenumber of the system ranges from 2202.8 cm -1 to 2205.6 cm -1, covering the central absorption spectra of CO, N2O, and H2O. The results show that the measurement precisions of 1.83×10 -8, 1.86×10 -9, and 1.19×10 -4 for CO, N2O, and H2O, respectively, at 1 s time resolution. The minimum detection limits of the system can be further improved to 1.8×10 -9 for CO, 0.16×10 -9 for N2O, and 1.5×10 -5 for H2O by increasing optimal integration time to 100 s. The long-time measurement and analysis show that this system is simple in components, easy to use, and suitable for long time measurement of atmospheric multi-component gas. It can be widely used in the fields of atmospheric chemistry and greenhouse gas for highly sensitive detection research.

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    Lewen Zhang, Pengshuai Sun, Xu Liu, Tao Pang, Bian Wu, Hua Xia, Zhirong Zhang. Simultaneous Measurement of Atmospheric Multi-Component (CO, N2O, and H2O) Based on Single Quantum Cascaded Laser[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(4): 0430002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Spectroscopy

    Received: Jul. 25, 2021

    Accepted: Aug. 31, 2021

    Published Online: Jan. 29, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhang Zhirong (zhangzr@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0430002

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