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Intensity Modulated Photothermal Measurements of NO2 with a Compact Fiber-Coupled Fabry-Pérot Interferometer
Philipp Breitegger1, Benjamin Lang2, Alexander Bergmann2
1Institute of Electronic Sensor Systems, Graz University of Technology, Graz 8010, Austria. p.breitegger@tugraz.at.
Abstract:
Sensors for the reliable measurement of nitrogen dioxide concentrations are of high interest due the adverse health effects of this pollutant. This work employs photothermal spectroscopy to measure nitrogen dioxide concentrations at the parts per billion level. Absorption induced temperature changes are detected by means of a fiber-coupled Fabry-Pérot interferometer. The small size of the interferometer enables small detection volumes, paving the way for miniaturized sensing concepts as well as fast response times, demonstrated down to 3 s. A normalized noise equivalent absorption of 7.5 × 10 - 8 cm-1W/ Hz is achieved. Additionally, due to the rigid structure of the interferometer, the sensitivity to mechanical vibrations is shown to be minor.
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