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3 - Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy with DFB Lasers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2021

George Stewart
George Stewart
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University of Strathclyde
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Summary

Based on Fourier analysis, a theoretical description is given of the harmonics arising from current modulation of a DFB laser with its wavelength scanned through a gas absorption line. It is shown that each harmonic consists of a primary component from the wavelength modulation and two secondary components arising from the mixing of the intensity and wavelength modulations, with additional components if the laser light-current characteristic is non-linear. The importance of the lock-in detection phase is discussed and the need for calibration-free, consistent operation in the face of possible drift of laser parameters with time or with aging. Two methods are examined for extraction of gas parameters, one based on the effect of gas absorption on the laser intensity modulation, with correction factors applied at high modulation indices, and the other based on measurement of the second harmonic signal normalised through the first harmonic. It is shown that both methods can give similar sensitivities, but the harmonic ratio method is much superior in noise performance at the expense of increased complexity in signal processing and uncertainty if the laser parameters are prone to drift.

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Modulation spectroscopyFourier analysisfirst harmonicsecond harmonicharmonic ratiophase-sensitive detectionintensity modulationbackground modulationsignal-to-noisecalibration-free
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Laser and Fiber Optic Gas Absorption Spectroscopy , pp. 53 - 84
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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