Title :
Low-power portable laser spectroscopic sensor for atmospheric CO2 monitoring
Author :
Smith, Clinton J. ; So, Stephen ; Wysocki, Gerard
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a wireless, portable CO2 sensor based on laser absorption spectroscopy. Allan variance for long run tests yielded Gaussian noise limited operation up to 100 seconds with ultimate minimum detection limit of 5.1×10-7.
Keywords :
gas sensors; spectrometers; Allan variance; atmospheric monitoring; laser absorption spectroscopy; low-power portable laser spectroscopic sensor; Absorption; Gas detectors; Monitoring; Spectroscopy; Stability; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature sensors; Testing; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2