Browsing by Author "Li, Chunguang"

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    Compact CH4 sensor system based on a continuous-wave, low power consumption, room temperature interband cascade laser
    (AIP Publishing, 2016) Dong, Lei; Li, Chunguang; Sanchez, Nancy P.; Gluszek, Aleksander K.; Griffin, Robert J.; Tittel, Frank K.
    A tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy-based methane sensor, employing a dense-pattern multi-pass gas cell and a 3.3 μm, CW, DFB, room temperature interband cascade laser (ICL), is reported. The optical integration based on an advanced folded optical path design and an efficient ICL control system with appropriate electrical power management resulted in a CH4 sensor with a small footprint (32 × 20 × 17 cm3) and low-power consumption (6 W). Polynomial and least-squares fit algorithms are employed to remove the baseline of the spectral scan and retrieve CH4 concentrations, respectively. An Allan-Werle deviation analysis shows that the measurement precision can reach 1.4 ppb for a 60 s averaging time. Continuous measurements covering a seven-day period were performed to demonstrate the stability and robustness of the reported CH4 sensor system.
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    Compact TDLAS based sensor design using interband cascade lasers for mid-IR trace gas sensing
    (The Optical Society, 2016) Dong, Lei; Tittel, Frank K.; Li, Chunguang; Sanchez, Nancy P.; Wu, Hongpeng; Zheng, Chuantao; Yu, Yajun; Sampaolo, Angelo; Griffin, Robert J.
    Two compact TDLAS sensor systems based on different structural optical cores were developed. The two optical cores combine two recent developments, gallium antimonide (GaSb)-based ICL and a compact multipass gas cell (MPGC) with the goal to create compact TDLAS based sensors for the mid-IR gas detection with high detection sensitivity and low power consumption. The sensors achieved minimum detection limits of ~5 ppbv and ~8 ppbv, respectively, for CH4 and C2H6 concentration measurements with a 3.7-W power consumption.
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    Mid-infrared chalcogenide slot waveguide plasmonic resonator sensor embedded with Au nanorods for surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy
    (Elsevier, 2022) Pi, Mingquan; Zhao, Huan; Li, Chunguang; Min, Yuting; Peng, Zihang; Ji, Jialin; Huang, Yijun; Song, Fang; Liang, Lei; Zhang, Yu; Wang, Yiding; Tittel, Frank K.; Zheng, Chuantao
    The problem of a traditional waveguide plasmonic resonator sensor is that part of the near-field intensity enhanced area is confined in the waveguide dielectric layer, which decreases the interaction effect between light and analyte. In order to solve this problem, a novel mid-infrared (MIR) chalcogenide (ChG) slot waveguide plasmonic resonator (SWGPR) sensor embedded with Au nanorods was proposed, where Au nanorods were used as antenna for enhancing mode coupling with the waveguide through resonance at the absorption wavelength of the analyte. The antenna parameters were optimized to make the resonance wavelength align with the absorption wavelength of the analyte. The proposed waveguide structure provides a sufficient sensing area and increases the electric field enhancement factor to > 6400. Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and styrene were adopted as the analyte for sensing performance evaluation. The normalized absorption reaches 23.31 when the maximum extinction coefficient of PMMA is 0.08, which is at least 7 times higher than other silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguide plasmonic resonator sensors. The proposed waveguide structure provides a new idea for the design of other waveguide plasmonic resonator sensors with high sensing performance and has the potential for biochemical sensing.
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    Mid-infrared dual-gas sensor for simultaneous detection of methane and ethane using a single continuous-wave interband cascade laser
    (The Optical Society, 2016) Ye, Weilin; Li, Chunguang; Zheng, Chuantao; Sanchez, Nancy P.; Gluszek, Aleksander K.; Hudzikowski, Arkadiusz J.; Dong, Lei; Griffin, Robert J.; Tittel, Frank K.
    A continuous-wave (CW) interband cascade laser (ICL) based mid-infrared sensor system was demonstrated for simultaneous detection of atmospheric methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H6). A 3.337 µm CW ICL with an emitting wavenumber range of 2996.0−3001.5 cm−1 was used to simultaneously target two absorption lines, C2H6 at 2996.88 cm−1 and CH4 at 2999.06 cm−1, respectively. The sensor performance was first evaluated for single-gas detection by only targeting the absorption line of one gas species. Allan deviations of 11.2 parts per billion in volume (ppbv) for CH4 and 1.86 ppbv for C2H6 with an averaging time of 3.4 s were achieved for the detection of these two gases. Dual-gas detection was realized by using a long-term scan signal to target both CH4 and C2H6 lines. The Allan deviations increased slightly to 17.4 ppbv for CH4 and 2.4 ppbv for C2H6 with an averaging time of 4.6 s due to laser temperature and power drift caused by long-term wavelength scanning. Measurements for both indoor and outdoor concentration changes of CH4 and C2H6 were conducted. The reported single ICL based dual-gas sensor system has the advantages of reduced size and cost compared to two separate sensor systems.
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    Near-Infrared Dual-Gas Sensor System for Methane and Ethane Detection Using a Compact Multipass Cell
    (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022) Xi, Zhenhai; Zheng, Kaiyuan; Zheng, Chuantao; Zhang, Haipeng; Song, Fang; Li, Chunguang; Ye, Weilin; Zhang, Yu; Wang, Yiding; Tittel, Frank K.
    In this invited paper, a compact dense-pattern multipass cell-based near-infrared sensor system was demonstrated for detection of parts-per-billion in volume (ppbv)-level methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H6). The dimension size of the fabricated gas cell is 18.5 × 8 × 9 cm3 with an absorption path length of 9.39 m. CH4 measurement was realized within a spectral range of 6,046–6,048 cm−1 and an absorption line of 6,046.95 cm−1. The spectral range for C2H6 detection is 5,951–5,953 cm−1 with an absorption line of 5,951.73 cm−1. Allan deviation analysis was used for evaluating the dual-gas sensing performance, and a detection limit of 78 ppbv for CH4 and 190 ppbv for C2H6 were achieved, respectively, with an averaging time of 0.8 s. Furthermore, CH4 measurement in the indoor and outdoor atmosphere was both performed to verify the field sensing capability of the sensor system. Compared with two separate sensor systems for CH4/C2H6 sensing, the proposed dual-gas sensor system using two near-infrared lasers and one multipass cell has the advantages of low-cost, compact-size without decreasing the selectivity and sensitivity.
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    Ppb-level formaldehyde detection using a CW room-temperature interband cascade laser and a miniature dense pattern multipass gas cell
    (The Optical Society, 2015) Dong, Lei; Yu, Yajun; Li, Chunguang; So, Stephen; Tittel, Frank K.
    A ppb-level formaldehyde (H2CO) sensor was developed using a thermoelectrically cooled (TEC), continuous-wave (CW) room temperature interband cascade laser (ICL) emitting at 3.59 μm and a miniature dense pattern multipass gas cell with >50 m optical path length. Performance of the sensor was investigated with two measurement schemes: direct absorption (DAS) and wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS). With an integration time of less than 1.5 second, a detection limit of ~3 ppbv for H2CO measurement with precision of 1.25 ppbv for DAS and 0.58 ppbv for WMS, respectively, was achieved without zero air based background subtraction. An Allan-Werle variance analysis indicated that the precisions can be further improved to 0.26 ppbv @ 300s for DAS and 69 pptv @ 90 s for WMS, respectively. A side-by-side comparison between two measurement schemes is also discussed in detail.
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    Ppbv-Level Ethane Detection Using Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy with a Continuous-Wave, Room Temperature Interband Cascade Laser
    (MDPI, 2018) Li, Chunguang; Dong, Lei; Zheng, Chuantao; Lin, Jun; Wang, Yiding; Tittel, Frank K.
    A ppbv-level quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS)-based ethane (C2H6) sensor was demonstrated by using a 3.3 μm continuous-wave (CW), distributed feedback (DFB) interband cascade laser (ICL). The ICL was employed for targeting a strong C2H6 absorption line located at 2996.88 cm−1 in its fundamental absorption band. Wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS) combined with the second harmonic (2f) detection technique was utilized to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and simplify data acquisition and processing. Gas pressure and laser frequency modulation depth were optimized to be 100 Torr and 0.106 cm−1, respectively, for maximizing the 2f signal amplitude. Performance of the QEPAS sensor was evaluated using specially prepared C2H6 samples. A detection limit of 11 parts per billion in volume (ppbv) was obtained with a 1-s integration time based on an Allan-Werle variance analysis, and the detection precision can be further improved to ~1.5 ppbv by increasing the integration time up to 230 s.