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    Compact photoacoustic module for methane detection incorporating interband cascade light emitting device
    (The Optical Society, 2017) Zheng, Huadan; Lou, Minhan; Dong, Lei; Wu, Hongpeng; Ye, Weilin; Yin, Xukun; Kim, Chul Soo; Kim, Mijin; Bewley, William W.; Merritt, Charles D.; Canedy, Chadwick L.; Warren, Michael V.; Vurgaftman, Igor; Meyer, Jerry R.; Tittel, Frank K.
    A photoacoustic module (PAM) for methane detection was developed by combining a novel 3.2 μm interband cascade light emitting device (ICLED) with a compact differential photoacoustic cell. The ICLED with a 22-stage interband cascade active core emitted a collimated power of ~700 μW. A concave Al-coat reflector was positioned adjacent to the photoacoustic cell to enhance the gas absorption length. Assembly of the ICLED and reflector with the photoacoustic cell resulted in a robust and portable PAM without any moving parts. The PAM performance was evaluated in terms of operating pressure, sensitivity and linearity. A 1σ detection limit of 3.6 ppmv was achieved with a 1-s integration time.