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- Title
Sub-ppb NO<sub>2</sub> detection by optical feedback cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy with a blue diode laser.
- Authors
Courtillot, I.; Morville, J.; Motto-Ros, V.; Romanini, D.
- Abstract
We report preliminary results on the first application of optical feedback cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy with a blue (411 nm) extended cavity diode laser (ECDL) for NO2 detection. While this technique was originally developed to operate with distributed feedback diode lasers in the near infrared, it is here extended to ECDLs and applied to the blue spectral region. With a simple and compact optical setup, we demonstrate from the baseline noise a minimum detectable NO2 concentration of 6×109 molecules/cm3 for a single laser scan (70 ms), which extrapolated under atmospheric conditions corresponds to 200 pptv. Signal averaging should allow further lowering of this limit. Observed absorption spectra display more structure than previous spectra obtained at lower resolution by Fourier-transform spectroscopy at the same wavelength.
- Subjects
ABSORPTION spectra; MOLECULAR spectroscopy; LASERS; ATMOSPHERIC waves; AERODYNAMIC noise
- Publication
Applied Physics B: Lasers & Optics, 2006, Vol 85, Issue 2/3, p407
- ISSN
0946-2171
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00340-006-2354-3