• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 38, Issue 3, 328013 (2018)
Zheng Wenxue, Zheng Chuantao*, Yao Dan, Yang Shuo, Dang Peipei, and Wang Yiding
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    Zheng Wenxue, Zheng Chuantao, Yao Dan, Yang Shuo, Dang Peipei, Wang Yiding. Development of a Mid-Infrared Interband Cascade Laser Methane Sensor[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(3): 328013 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Absorption spectra of CH4 and H2O; (b) relationship between the emission wavenumber of laser and the drive current at the working temperature of 30.95 ℃
    Fig. 1. (a) Absorption spectra of CH4 and H2O; (b) relationship between the emission wavenumber of laser and the drive current at the working temperature of 30.95 ℃
    Schematic of the mid-infrared CH4 sensor based on ICL
    Fig. 2. Schematic of the mid-infrared CH4 sensor based on ICL
    Function diagram of the laptop platform based on LabVIEW
    Fig. 3. Function diagram of the laptop platform based on LabVIEW
    Experimental measured normalized absorption signal and its Lorentzian fitting signal for CH4 sample with the volume fraction of 2.1×10-6. The figure also shows the relation between the laser emission wavenumber, initial output power and the drive current
    Fig. 4. Experimental measured normalized absorption signal and its Lorentzian fitting signal for CH4 sample with the volume fraction of 2.1×10-6. The figure also shows the relation between the laser emission wavenumber, initial output power and the drive current
    Dynamic measurement results of CH4 gas samples with different concentrations by using CH4 sensor
    Fig. 5. Dynamic measurement results of CH4 gas samples with different concentrations by using CH4 sensor
    (a) Long time measurement of CH4 concentration for a CH4 gas sample with the volume fraction of 2.1×10-6; (b) Allan deviation curve
    Fig. 6. (a) Long time measurement of CH4 concentration for a CH4 gas sample with the volume fraction of 2.1×10-6; (b) Allan deviation curve
    Measurement results of CH4 concentration monitoring in outdoor atmosphere for 84 h continuously
    Fig. 7. Measurement results of CH4 concentration monitoring in outdoor atmosphere for 84 h continuously
    Ref.SourceTechniqueAbsorption length /cmDetection limit
    [17]3.31 μm wire sourceNDIR7.65×10-6
    [18]1.65 μm laserWMS403×10-5
    This paper3.291 μm ICLLDAS54601.1×10-8
    Table 1. Comparison on the performances and parameters of three CH4 sensors
    Zheng Wenxue, Zheng Chuantao, Yao Dan, Yang Shuo, Dang Peipei, Wang Yiding. Development of a Mid-Infrared Interband Cascade Laser Methane Sensor[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(3): 328013
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