Nitrogen Oxides Optoelectronic Sensors Operating in Infrared Range of Wavelengths

• Authors: J. Wojtas , Z. Bielecki , T. Stacewicz , J. Mikolajczyk , B. Rutecka , R. Medrzycki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Investigation of nitric oxide and nitrous oxide optoelectronic sensors is described. The detection of both components was done by measurement of absorption that occurs due to transition between vibronic molecular transitions. The improvement of the sensitivity was achieved due to application of cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy. Two optical cavities (each one for each gas) built of high reflectance spherical mirrors were used. While the spectra of observed transitions are situated in mid-infrared range, two single mode quantum cascade lasers were applied. Their narrow emission lines were precisely tuned to the absorption lines of both investigated gases. The measurement of different mixtures of Ar-NO and Ar-N_2O within the range from 100 ppb to 10 ppm was performed. The relative uncertainty of the results did not exceed the level of 13%.

Keywords

EN

07.07.Df; 42.25.Dd; 42.55.Px; 42.60.Da; 42.62.Fi; 85.60.-q

Discipline

• 42.25.Dd: Wave propagation in random media
• 42.62.Fi: Laser spectroscopy
• 07.07.Df: Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.); remote sensing
• 42.55.Px: Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes
• 85.60.-q: Optoelectronic devices(see also 42.79.-e Optical elements, devices and systems)
• 42.60.Da: Resonators, cavities, amplifiers, arrays, and rings

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 124
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 592-594

Dates

published

2013-09

Contributors

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J. Wojtas

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Z. Bielecki

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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T. Stacewicz

• Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Hoża 69, 00-068 Warsaw, Poland

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J. Mikolajczyk

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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B. Rutecka

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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R. Medrzycki

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.124.592