Ultrahigh Sensitive Trace Gas Sensing System with Dual Fiber-Optic Cantilever Multiplexing-Based Differential Photoacoustic Detection

An ultrahigh sensitive trace gas sensing system was presented with dual cantilever-based differential photoacoustic detection. By combining the double enhancement of multipass absorption and optical differential detection, the gas detection sensitivity was significantly improved. The dual-channel sy...

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Published in:Analytical chemistry (Washington) 2024-01, Vol.96 (3), p.1046-1053
Main Authors: Zhao, Xinyu, Wang, Zhengzhi, Li, Chenxi, Wang, Heng, Qi, Hongchao, Guo, Min, Ma, Fengxiang, Chen, Ke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Absorptivity
Background noise
Fiber optics
Gas flow
Gas sensors
Hydrogen sulfide
Interference
Microphones
Multiplexing
Noise measurement
Noise reduction
Optics
Photoacoustic cells
Trace gases
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Summary:An ultrahigh sensitive trace gas sensing system was presented with dual cantilever-based differential photoacoustic detection. By combining the double enhancement of multipass absorption and optical differential detection, the gas detection sensitivity was significantly improved. The dual-channel synchronous photoacoustic detection was realized by fiber-optic Fabry–Perot interference spectrum multiplexing. The photoacoustic signals detected by two fiber-optic cantilever microphones installed in a differential photoacoustic cell (DPAC) were out of phase, while the detected gas flow noises were in phase. The optical differential detection method achieved both highly sensitive optical interference measurement and differential noise suppression. In the multipass configuration, the interaction path between excitation light and target gas achieved 4.1 m, which improved the photoacoustic signal by an order of magnitude compared with a single reflection. The maximum gas flow allowed by the system based on the DPAC was 250 sccm, which realized the dynamic monitoring of H2S in the SF6 background. The detection limit for H2S in SF6 background was 5.1 ppb, which corresponds to the normalized noise equivalent absorption coefficient of 9 × 10–10 cm–1 W Hz–1/2.
ISSN:0003-2700
1520-6882
DOI:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03636