Detection of formaldehyde using mid-infrared difference-frequency generation

被引:54
作者
Mine, Y
Melander, N
Richter, D
Lancaster, DG
Petrov, KP
Curl, RF
Tittel, FK
机构
[1] Rice Univ, Rice Quantum Inst, Houston, TX 77005 USA
[2] Danish Inst Fundamental Metrol, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
[3] Fachhsch Ostfriesland, Dept Nat Sci Technol, D-26723 Ernden, Germany
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 1997年 / 65卷 / 06期
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10.1007/s003400050344
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Real-time detection and measurement of sub-ppm levels of formaldehyde in ambient air using diode-pumped 3.5 mu m difference-frequency generation (DFG) in periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) is reported. Minimum detectable concentration of 30 ppb was achieved with a compact, portable room-temperature gas sensor configured for formaldehyde (H2CO) detection. This sensitivity, coupled with high selectivity and long term stability, is sufficient for various environmental applications.
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