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Title: Thermal effects of an ICL-based mid-infrared CH4 sensor within a wide atmospheric temperature range

Journal Article · · Infrared Physics and Technology
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  1. Shantou Univ., Shantou (People's Republic of China); Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
  2. Jilin Univ., Changchun (People's Republic of China)
  3. Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
  4. Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States); Jilin Univ., Changchun (People's Republic of China)
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Here, thermal effects of an interband cascade laser (ICL) based mid-infrared methane (CH4) sensor that uses long-path absorption spectroscopy were studied. The sensor performance in the laboratory at a constant temperature of ~ 25°C was measured for 5 hours and its Allan deviation was ~ 2 ppbv with a 1 s averaging time. A LabVIEW-based simulation program was developed to study thermal effects on infrared absorption and a temperature compensation technique was developed to control such effects. An environmental test chamber was employed to investigate thermal effects that occur in the sensor system with variation of the test chamber temperature between 10 and 30°C. The thermal response of the sensor in a laboratory setting was observed using a 2.1 ppm CH4 standard gas sample. indoor/outdoor CH4 measurements were conducted to evaluate the sensor performance within a wide atmospheric temperature range.

Research Organization:
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
Grant/Contract Number:
AR0000538; 0000545; 0000547
OSTI ID:
1435404
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1694051
Report Number(s):
DOE-MAXION-00538-12; PII: S1350449517306977
Journal Information:
Infrared Physics and Technology, Vol. 89, Issue C; ISSN 1350-4495
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 12 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Cited By (3)

Demonstration of mid-infrared gas sensing using an anti-resonant hollow core fiber and a quantum cascade laser journal January 2019
Laser absorption spectroscopy at 2 µm inside revolver-type anti-resonant hollow core fiber journal January 2019
Kagome Hollow Core Fiber-Based Mid-Infrared Dispersion Spectroscopy of Methane at Sub-ppm Levels journal July 2019

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