Title :
NIR Spectrum Analysis of Natural Gas Based on Hollow-Core Photonic Bandgap Fiber
Author :
Li, Xuefeng ; Liang, Jinxing ; Lin, Shuo ; Zimin, Yury ; Zhang, Yupeng ; Ueda, Toshitsugu
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf., Waseda Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
fDate :
7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, we present a quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy measurement of the chemical compositions of gas mixtures, such as natural gas, based on a photonic bandgap fiber gas cell. The absorption spectra of the methane and ethane gases were investigated in the near-infrared region. The absorption lines of the ethane gas were observed in the 1600-1616-nm region, and were totally different from those of the methane gas. To our knowledge, this is the first study to measure the individual absorption lines of ethane in this range of wavelengths, and our finding has a great potential for sensing highly sensitive gases.
Keywords :
chemical variables measurement; gas mixtures; gas sensors; infrared spectroscopy; organic compounds; photonic band gap; spectral analysis; NIR spectrum analysis; absorption line spectra; chemical composition measurement; ethane gas; highly sensitive gas sensing; hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber gas cell; methane gas; natural gas mixture; quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy measurement; wavelength 1600 nm to 1616 nm; Absorption; Gases; Natural gas; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Pollution measurement; Gas measurement system; hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber; natural gas analysis; near-infrared region; optical spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2012.2188099
