title: [Trace detection of ammonia at 1.531 microm].
abstract: A compact instrument based on the off-axis integrated-cavity output spectroscopy (ICOS) technology was developed for sensitive measurements of gas mixing ratios (ammonia in air) at room temperature by using fiber-coupled distributed feedback (DFB) diode laser operating at 1.531 microm. The absorption line of ammonia at 6 528.764 cm(-1) was chosen for trace detection. The mirrors' effective reflectivity R2 of 0.996 9 was first calibrated by carbon dioxide under this condition, and the cavity 35.8 cm in length as an absorption cell could yield an optical path of presumably 115.46 m. As a result, a minimum detectable concentration of approximately 2.66 ppmv (S/N-3) at the total pressure of 100 torr was obtained. Then the lock-in amplifier was added in the system to acquire the second harmonic signal by combination of wavelength modulation technology, which could better suppress background noise and improve the signal-to-noise ratio, and a detection limit of 0.293 ppmv (S/N-3) was achieved eventually. This work demonstrated the potential of the system for a range of atmospheric species sensing in the future.
authors.affiliation: Enviromental Optic Laboratory, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China. jiahui@mail.ustc.edu.cn
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authors.lastname: Guo
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authors.forename: Wei-Xiong
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authors.lastname: Zhao
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authors.lastname: Wang
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