Highly-sensitive NO, NO2, and NH3 measurements with an open-multipass cell based on mid-infrared wavelength modulation spectroscopy

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/27/4/040701

Abstract A compact prototype based on mid-infrared wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS) is developed for the simultaneous monitoring of NO, NO₂, and NH₃ in the urban area. Three quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) with central frequencies around 1900.0 cm^-1, 1600.0 cm^-1, and 1103.4 cm^-1 are used for NO, NO₂, and NH₃ detections, respectively, by time-division multiplex. An open-path multi-pass cell of 60-m optical path length is applied to the instrument for high sensitivity and reducing the response time to less than 1 s. The prototype achieves a sub-ppb detection limit for all the three target gases with an average time of about 100 s. The instrument is installed in the Jiangsu environmental monitoring center to conduct performance tests on ambient air. Continuous 24-hour measurements show good agreement with the results of a reference instrument based on the chemiluminescence technique.

Keywords: wavelength modulation spectroscopy optical sensing atmospheric monitoring time division multiplexing quantum cascade laser mid-infrared laser spectroscopy

Received: 24 October 2017
Revised: 03 January 2018
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PACS:	07.07.Df	(Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.); remote sensing)
	33.20.-t	(Molecular spectra)
	42.55.Px	(Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes)
	42.62.-b	(Laser applications)

Fund: Project supported by the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development, China (Grant No. 2014YQ060537) and the National Key Research and Development Program, China (Grant No. 2016YFC0201103).

Corresponding Authors: Rui-Feng Kan
E-mail: kanruifeng@aiofm.ac.cn

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Xiang Chen(陈祥), Chen-Guang Yang(杨晨光), Mai Hu(胡迈), Jian-Kang Shen(沈建康), Er-Chao Niu(牛二超), Zhen-Yu Xu(许振宇), Xue-Li Fan(范雪丽), Min Wei(魏敏), Lu Yao(姚路), Ya-Bai He(何亚柏), Jian-Guo Liu(刘建国), Rui-Feng Kan(阚瑞峰) Highly-sensitive NO, NO₂, and NH₃ measurements with an open-multipass cell based on mid-infrared wavelength modulation spectroscopy 2018 Chin. Phys. B 27 040701

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