Trace gas detection with 2-photon, 2-color, cavity ring-down spectroscopy
In one aspect, a method of detecting a trace gas is disclosed. The method includes containing the trace gas in an optical cavity. The method further includes injecting a first laser light from a first laser into the optical cavity causing the trace gas to transition from an energy state lower that a first excited energy state to the first excited energy state, and injecting a second laser light from a second laser into the optical cavity causing the trace gas to transition from the first excited energy state to a second excited energy state. The method includes measuring, by a detector, a first cavity ringdown intensity as a function of time after turning off the second laser with the first laser on, and a second cavity ringdown intensity as a function of time after turning off the second laser with the first laser off.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Assignee:
- Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 11,585,753
- Application Number:
- 17/709,222
- OSTI ID:
- 1987146
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 03/30/2022
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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