FDM-assisted opposite two-way OA-CEAS system employing four lasers for simultaneous multi-species detection

An FDM-assisted opposite two-way OA-CEAS system is reported in this paper. Compared with the traditional OA-CEAS system with one-way transmission configuration, the new system has two main advantages. One of the advantages is that four lasers can be employed for simultaneous measurements of multiple species in this system. Another advantage is the combination of the silver-coated concave spherical mirror and the narrow bandpass filter employed to realize the opposite two-way transmission in the optical cavity which can also serve as a re-injection mirror and optical enhancement gotten for free in the system. The performance of the system is demonstrated by simultaneous measurements of CO, CO₂, C₂H₄, and CH₄. This work highlights a new strategy for simultaneous detection by using four lasers in a single optical integrated cavity, which can improve the utilization rate of the optical cavity and reduce the cost for multiple gas species sensing.