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Sub-ppbv nitric oxide concentration measurements using cw thermoelectrically cooled quantum cascade laser-based integrated cavity output spectroscopy

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A nitric oxide (NO) gas sensor based on a thermoelectrically cooled, continuous-wave, distributed feedback quantum cascade laser operating at 5.45 μm (1835 cm-1) and off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy combined with a wavelength-modulation technique was developed to determine NO concentrations at the sub-ppbv levels that are essential for a number of applications, such as medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and industrial process control. The sensor employs a 50-cm-long high-finesse optical cavity that provides an effective path length of ∼700 m. A noise equivalent (SNR=1) minimum detection limit of 0.7 ppbv with a 1-s observation time was achieved.

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  1. Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA

    Y.A. Bakhirkin, A.A. Kosterev, R.F. Curl & F.K. Tittel

  2. Institute of Physics, University of Neuchatel, 1 A.-L. Breguet, 2000, Neuchatel, Switzerland

    D.A. Yarekha, L. Hvozdara, M. Giovannini & J. Faist

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Bakhirkin, Y., Kosterev, A., Curl, R. et al. Sub-ppbv nitric oxide concentration measurements using cw thermoelectrically cooled quantum cascade laser-based integrated cavity output spectroscopy. Appl. Phys. B 82, 149–154 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-005-2058-0

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