Near-Infrared C 2 H 2 Detection System Based on Single Optical Path Time Division Multiplexing Differential Modulation Technique and Multi-Reflection Chamber

A time division multiplexing differential modulation technique is proposed to address the interference problem caused by the fluctuation of laser light intensity in the single optical path detection system. Simultaneously, a multi-reflection chamber is designed and manufactured to further improve the system’s precision with an optical path length of 80 m. A near-infrared C₂H₂ detection system was developed. The absorption peak of the acetylene (C₂H₂) molecule near 1520 nm was selected as the absorption line. A laser driver is developed, and a lock-in amplifier is used to extract the second harmonic (2f) signal. A good linear relationship existed between C₂H₂ concentration and the 2f signal, and the correlation coefficient was 0.9997. In the detection range of 10−100 ppmv, the minimum detection limit was 0.3 ppmv, and the precision was 2%. At 50 ppmv, C₂H₂ and continuous detection for 10 h, the data average was 50.03 ppmv, and the fluctuation was less than ±1.2%. The Allan variance method was adopted to evaluate the long-term characteristic of the system. At 1 s of integration time, the Allan deviation was 0.3 ppmv. When the integration time reached 362 s, the Allan deviation was 0.0018 ppmv, which indicates the good stability of the detection system.

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