Title :
Sensitive, Real-Time Interband Cascade Laser Based Sensor for Ethane Monitoring
Author :
Bakhikrin, Yury A. ; Wysocki, Gerard ; Fraser, Matthew P. ; Yang, Rui Q. ; Tittel, Frank K.
Author_Institution :
Rice Univ., Houston
Abstract :
A gas sensor based on a CW mid-infrared interband cascade laser and wavelength modulation spectroscopy capable of measuring ethane concentrations with a detection sensitivity of 0.15 ppbv/radicHz is reported.
Keywords :
chemical variables measurement; distributed feedback lasers; gas sensors; measurement by laser beam; optical sensors; spectrochemical analysis; CW distributed feedback laser; detection sensitivity; ethane concentration; ethane monitoring; gas sensor; interband cascade laser sensor; wavelength modulation spectroscopy; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Calibration; Gas detectors; Infrared sensors; Monitoring; Optical sensors; Quantum cascade lasers; Spectroscopy; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452376
