Off-axis integrated-cavity-output spectroscopy for trace-gas concentration measurements: modeling and performance
Year: 2006
Authors: Maddaloni P., Gagliardi G., Malara P., De Natale P.
Autors Affiliation: CNR – Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata and European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy (LENS), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Comprensorio “A. Olivetti”, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
Abstract: We present a detailed study of the properties of off-axis-aligned high-finesse optical cavities under output time integration for spectroscopic applications. The dependence of the characteristics of the sample absorption spectra on a number of experimental parameters is investigated by developing a general model, where a Voigt absorption line shape is included into the cavity-transfer function. In this way, we address the issue of the measurement of trace amounts of gases in ambient air and single out the optimum conditions to give accurate estimates of the gas mixing ratio by the extraction of the integrated absorbance of the spectra. Quantitative results by the model are displayed for the detection of natural-abundance methane at 3 mu m as a function of the air-sample total pressure. Finally, we compare the model predictions with the results of a previous experiment, evidencing their consistency. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.
Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
Volume: 23 (9) Pages from: 1938 to: 1945
KeyWords: Gas fuel measurement; Mathematical models; Trace elements; Transfer functions, Off-axis integrated-cavity-output spectroscopy; Optical cavities; Trace-gas concentration measurements; Voigt absorption line shape, Absorption spectroscopyDOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.001938ImpactFactor: 2.002Citations: 19data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-24References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here
