基于高精细度光腔锁频激光的分子吸收光谱测量

利用高精细度光腔锁定激光频率,实现了对分子吸收光谱的高精度测量.光腔采用低热膨胀系数的殷钢结构设计和温度控制,实现了腔长度的稳定;通过将激光频率锁定在光腔纵模上,实现了高频率精度和高灵敏度的光腔衰荡光谱测量.利用该装置示范性地测量了二氧化碳分子在6470.42 cm~(-1)附近的光腔衰荡光谱和色散光谱,得到了高精度的谱线参数,并和数据库谱线参数进行了对比.     

单光束多组分温室气体的腔衰荡光谱同步检测

腔衰荡光谱技术(CRDS)作为一种具有高灵敏度高光谱分辨率的检测方法已被广泛用于痕量气体检测。而目前基于CRDS痕量气体检测多针对单一气体进行测量或通过多个激光器产生的多光束进行多种组分气体浓度测量。利用DFB激光器波长可调谐特性,通过强弱吸收峰结合,使用单光束实现了多种温室气体的腔衰荡光谱技术同步检测。由于大气中水汽和二氧化碳浓度较高,为实现同一衰荡系统对三种温室气体的同步测量,在平衡吸收损耗的基础上,选取1 653~1 654 nm内甲烷的强吸收峰与水汽、二氧化碳的弱吸收峰进行测量。通过光谱叠加反演矩阵,分别得到甲烷、水汽、二氧化碳的浓度。在计算测量灵敏度过程中发现,通过去除衰荡过程初期的部分数据点(过滤区间),会对噪声等效吸收系数产生影响。多数情况下,在测量灵敏度计算方面,列文伯格-马夸尔特算法(L-M)会优于离散傅里叶变换法(DFT);但当衰荡曲线的单指数性下降时,上述结论不一定成立。搭建了一个低精细度(F≈6×103)衰荡腔对上述结论进行了实验验证。相较于用于测量温室气体浓度的高精细度衰荡腔(F≈1×105),低精细度衰荡腔的衰荡速率较快,衰荡曲线的单指数性明显低于高精细度衰荡腔。实验表明,在过滤区间长度较短时,采用DFT算法计算得到的噪声等效吸收系数会小于L-M算法得到的结果。当过滤区间长度增加时,L-M算法得到的结果优于DFT算法。在受过滤区间长度影响方面,DFT算法的波动性要明显小于L-M算法。根据Allan方差分析,在512次采样平均(约8 s)下的最小噪声等效吸收系数进行计算,该CRDS装置测量灵敏度为2.4×10-10 cm-1。在25 ℃标准大气压下,对应甲烷、水汽、二氧化碳的测量灵敏度分别为0.64 ppbv,3.5 ppmv和4.0 ppmv。基于该CRDS装置,通过单光束多波长测量方法,利用光谱叠加反演矩阵,测得大气中甲烷、水汽、二氧化碳浓度分别为2.018,3 654和526 ppmv;而采用经典CRDS单波长测量得到的甲烷、水汽、二氧化碳浓度分别为2.037,3 898和630 ppmv。通过与温控调节波长,逐点扫描得到的光谱吸收曲线进行对比,采用多波长测量得到气体浓度进行复合拟合的光谱曲线残差小于单波长测量得到气体浓度进行简单拟合的光谱曲线残差。     

强流离子源光腔衰荡光谱应用研究

强流离子源是托卡马克中性束注入器的核心部件,为了满足未来对高能量离子束中性化效率的要求,负离子源成为中性束注入系统的首选。光腔衰荡光谱(cavity ring-down spectroscopy,CRDS)是一种超高灵敏探测吸收光谱技术。在强流负离子源中,利用氢负离子的光致剥离过程,CRDS可以用来测量氢负离子的绝对积分密度。与激光光致剥离法与光学发射光谱法相比,CRDS具有不受电磁干扰、不依赖等离子体参数、测量精度高等优点。强流离子源负离子密度测量所用CRDS系统由激光器、光学谐振腔、光电探测器和数据采集系统四部分组成。本文根据CRDS测量氢负离子密度的原理,详细推导了氢负离子密度的计算方法,给出了氢负离子密度测算表达式;然后,结合强流离子源实验室应用的具体情况,分析了各部分装置的选择原则与注意事项;最后,介绍了CRDS技术在德国马克斯-普朗克等离子体物理研究所、日本国立聚变科学研究所、意大利Consorzio RFX研究所强流负离子源研究中的应用情况。实验结果表明,源腔气压、源功率等源参数会影响氢负离子密度;铯的注入可以将氢负离子密度从1016 m-3量级提高到1017 m-3量级;同时,日本NIFS的实验结果证明氢负离子密度与引出电流呈线性关系。     

基于扫描激光的腔增强吸收光谱研究

介绍了一种建立在半导体激光扫描基础上的腔增强吸收光谱技术。简要介绍了从衰荡吸收光谱技术向腔增强吸收光谱的发展及腔增强吸收光谱的实验装置,实验证明能够将 DFB 型半导体激光与高精密光学谐振腔相结合,用简单的实验装置进行高灵敏、高分辨直接吸收光谱测量。实验中,激光器的输出波长用一台波长计精确测量,当激光器的输出频率与某一腔模的频率共振时,激光被耦合到一个用两块高反射率平凹透镜(在 1.572μm 附近,R~0.994)组成的 34cm 长的高精密光学谐振腔,通过测量激光透过谐振腔后的光强,得到了二氧化碳分子在6358.654cm-1附近的吸收光谱,探测灵敏度达到了 1.2×10-5cm-1。     

Intracavity laser absorption spectroscopy and cavity ring-down spectroscopy in low-pressure flames

Intracavity laser absorption spectroscopy (ICLAS) and cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) have been used for measurement of the NH₂-radical spectrum near 643 nm. NH₂ was obtained in low-pressure methane/air flat flames doped with minor amounts of ammonia (as low as 0.023%). The NH₂ concentration was measured both by CRDS and ICLAS in the same conditions. This enables us to compare the practical sensitivity of the two methods. Both methods were also used for measurements in a sooting acetylene/air flame (ϕ = 2.6). The comparative advantages of the methods and their complementarities are discussed.     

波长调制-直接吸收光谱(WM-DAS)在线监测大气CO浓度

波长调制-直接吸收光谱(WM-DAS)同时具有直接吸收光谱(DAS)可测量吸收率函数和波长调制光谱(WMS)高信噪比的优点,本文首先采用WM-DAS光谱,在50 cm光程和室温低压下,CO分子近红外4300.7 cm^-1谱线吸收率检测限低至4×10^-7(200 s);然后结合120 m长光程Herriott池,在室温大气压下,吸收率函数拟合残差标准差达到5.1×10^-5(1 s).最后利用长光程WM-DAS测量系统,对不同浓度(体积分数为0.44×10^-6—9.6×10^-6)CO进行了动态测量,并将其与腔衰荡光谱(CRDS)进行比较;实验结果表明:本文采用的长光程WM-DAS与CRDS方法测量结果相同,其中长光程WM-DAS系统CO浓度检测限低至0.9×10^-9(200 s),系统简单且测量速度远快于CRDS.与此同时,利用建立的长光程WM-DAS测量系统连续监测1个月时间内大气痕量CO浓度及其变化趋势,测量结果与中国环境监测总站测量结题高度一致.     

Quantum-noise-limited cavity ring-down spectroscopy

We demonstrate a heterodyne-detected cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) method that allows for a noise-equivalent absorption coefficient of 6 × 10^?14 cm^?1 Hz^?1/2, the lowest which has been reported in a CRDS measurement. It is shown that heterodyne-detected CRDS also reaches the quantum noise limit at reasonable optical powers. In addition to offering ultra-high sensitivity, this technique provides high frequency agility over a range of 2 THz in the near-infrared, which allows entire absorption bands to be recorded in minutes. As a demonstration experiment, high resolution spectra of a near-infrared carbon dioxide band have been recorded.     

Optimization of the mode matching in pulsed cavity ringdown spectroscopy by monitoring non-degenerate transverse mode beating

A simple and reliable method is presented for optimizing the mode matching of a laser beam to the high-finesse cavity used in pulsed cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS). The method is based on minimizing the excitation of higher-order transverse cavity modes through monitoring the non-degenerate transverse mode beating which becomes visible with induced cavity asymmetry caused by slight misalignment. No additional instrument is required other than a pinhole aperture, thus this method can be applied for CRDS experiments in the whole wavelength range. Measurements of the CRDS absorption spectrum of acetylene (C₂H₂) near 571 nm demonstrate that the mode-matching optimization improves the sensitivity of pulsed CRDS. Received: 22 October 2001 / Revised version: 16 January 2002 / Published online: 14 March 2002     

Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of molecularly thin iodine layers

Cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) has so far mostly been used for measurements in the gas phase. Only in 1999 was a first spectrum of condensed phase published. This spectrum was measured by using a coated plate between the cavity mirrors. Rather than using this method, our measurements were made using the cavity mirrors as a substrate. This way, the scattering losses could be reduced by approximately a factor of 100. In our measurements we investigated molecularly thin layers of iodine. The iodine spectra were taken in the frequency range from 16200 to 17200 cm^-1 using pulsed CRDS. Received: 14 April 2000 / Revised version: 26 July 2000 / Published online: 22 November 2000     

5.2μm量子级联激光器光腔衰荡光谱技术的痕量水汽检测

高纯气体中水汽含量是半导体工业生产中的一个重要参数,气体中残余水汽含量即使是ppbv量级也会对产品质量产生影响。气体在中红外区域具有更丰富的特征谱线,在该区域对水汽含量进行检测十分必要。宽调谐范围、高输出功率和窄线宽量子级联激光器的快速发展,推动了该区域红外光谱检测技术的发展。首次在中红外波段,采用5.2μm可调谐量子级联激光器,基于连续光腔衰荡光谱技术建立了痕量水汽的检测装置,并开展了痕量水汽检测实验。通过阿伦方差分析系统噪声水平,确定了光腔衰荡信号最优平均次数为602次。根据HITRAN数据库,模拟实验条件下1 905~1 925cm~(-1)范围内水汽的吸收截面,选取最佳的检测谱线位置。在常压和室温下,对1 918cm~(-1)附近的水汽吸收光谱进行测量,测定高纯氮气中的痕量水汽浓度,检测结果与标称值一致。在腔镜反射率为99.93%时水汽的检测灵敏度达到24.8ppbv。分析结果表明,中红外高灵敏痕量气体检测技术在工业监测、环境检测以及医学诊断等领域具有很好的应用前景。     

基于光腔衰荡光谱技术的压力计校准方法

压强是工业生产过程中的一个重要参数,其准确测量是过程控制的关键。气体分子光谱线型和线宽取决于分子间相互作用和温度、气压等因素,利用窄线宽气体吸收光谱的压力展宽效应,可通过高分辨地测量气体吸收谱线得到压强信息,实现压力计校准。提出了一种基于光腔衰荡光谱技术和气体吸收谱线压力展宽效应的压力计校准方法。采用5.2 μm可调谐量子级联激光器,基于连续光腔衰荡光谱技术建立了压力计校准实验装置。室温下,测量水汽在1 877 cm-1附近的一吸收谱线,线宽为0.084 21 cm-1,重复性测量误差小于1.53×10-4 cm-1,对应的压强大小为98.12 kPa,检测灵敏度优于0.18 kPa,与高精度压力计读数98.14 kPa一致。利用测试谱线线宽与压强的关系得到压力展宽系数(0.087 12±0.000 965) cm-1·atm-1,与HITARN数据库参考值0.087 1 cm-1·atm-1一致。实验校准了一小量程压力计。结果表明基于光腔衰荡光谱的高分辨吸收谱线测量在压强检测和压力计校准领域具有很好的应用前景。     

Cavity ring-down measurements in flames using a single-mode tunable laser system

High-resolution pulsed cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) of OH in a flame has been demonstrated using a novel single-mode tunable laser (STL). This system operates by pulse amplification of the output of a single-mode diode laser in a modeless dye laser. Ring-down curves obtained using the narrow-bandwidth STL, for both strong and weak transitions, are shown to be well fitted by single exponentials. These results are demonstrated to be in direct contrast with those obtained using a standard dye laser, for which the bandwidth is comparable to the transition linewidths and ring-down curves require multi-exponential fits.Accurate lineshape analysis is thus made possible using the STL, allowing the temperature to be derived from the measured Doppler width. The resulting measurement is in good agreement with the value derived from a Boltzmann plot of data obtained using a conventional laser in a similar flame. The advantages of using the STL system for quantitative CRDS measurements are discussed, together with a suggestion for quantitative measurements of the ASE content of narrowband lasers using CRDS. PACS 82.33.Vx; 42.60.-v; 42.62.Fi     

腔衰荡光谱技术测量O2禁戒跃迁绝对吸收截面

腔衰荡光谱技术(CRDS)不仅具有较高的测量灵敏度,还可对样品的绝对吸收进行测量。采用连续激光腔衰荡光谱技术,通过测量O2分子三重禁戒跃迁b1∑g X3∑g-(3,0)带RQ(5)谱线(波数17266.090 cm-1)处,极限真空及不同气压下的衰荡时间,利用逼近法得到空腔寿命为2.9174 ms,由此拟合获得其绝对吸收截面为1.4998(±0.0967)×10-26cm2,与先前的文献估计值一致。由空腔寿命获得的谐振腔高反镜的反射比为99.989(±0.001)%,较通常的测量方法更为精确,该实验条件下的等效吸收程长比几何程长增大了约9090倍。     

中红外光参变振荡器在高反射率测量中的应用

根据光腔衰荡光谱技术(CRDS)原理,使用中红外光参变振荡器(OPO)为光源建立了直腔与折叠腔相结合的中红外波段3.6 μm 反射率测量实验装置,用于研究中红外波段的高反射膜反射率,测试精度为10-4。使用直型衰荡光腔测试了三对不同薄膜材料设计镀制的高反射腔镜的反射率,并选择了一对腔镜用于实验装置中。采用该装置精确测试了不同薄膜材料镀制的高反射膜的反射率,包括YbF3/ZnS,YbF3 /ZnSe多层膜,以及由银加保护膜镀制的反射镜。研究表明,中红外波段介质膜的反射率可达到R>0.9990,其中由YbF3/ZnSe镀制在硅基底上的多层介质膜3.6 μm反射率可达到99.96％。     

Trace Moisture Measurement with 5. 2 mu m Quantum Cascade Laser Based Continuous-Wave Cavity Ring-Down SpectroscopyEI北大核心CSCD

Trace moisture concentration in high-purity gases is an important parameter in semiconductor manufacturing because many manufacturing processes are sensitive to moisture even on the level of parts per billion by volume (ppbv). Detection of trace moisture in mid-infrared spectral region is beneficial due to more abundant and stronger spectral lines in this region. Recently, Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) with high output power, narrow line-width, and high reliability have been developing rapidly and have become promising light sources for sensitive spectroscopic measurements. By employing a 5. 2 mu m external-cavity tunable quantum cascade laser, a continuous-wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) experimental setup is established and applied to detect trace moisture in high-purity nitrogen gas. In the experiment, the CRDS signal is averaged to improve the detection sensitivity, and the optimal averaging number is determined by Allan variance calculation to be 602. For trace moisture detection, the absorption cross-section of H2O in the spectral range between 1 905 and 1 925 cm(-1) is simulated according to the HITRAN database and the optimal detection spectral line is chosen. Detected at 1 918 cm(-1) absorption line at 296 K temperature and 1 atm pressure, the measured moisture concentration is in good agreement with the nominal value, and the minimum detectable moisture concentration of 24. 8 ppbv is achieved when cavity mirrors with reflectance of 99.93% are used. The experimental results show that mid-infrared cavity ring-down spectroscopy technique has great potential in a wide variety of applications, such as industrial production control, environmental monitoring and health diagnosis, etc.     

Deep-UV Rayleigh scattering of N2, CH4 and SF6

Rayleigh scattering room temperature cross-section values of N₂, CH₄ and SF₆ have been obtained between 198 and 270 nm by combining cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) and pressure ramp measurements. The experimental data have been fitted to a functional representation, describing the ～1/λ⁴ like behaviour of the Rayleigh scattering cross section over a wide wavelength range. The resulting values are compared with numerical predictions, based on refractive indices and molecular anisotropy data available in the literature. From this, values of molecular volume polarizability α_vol and depolarization ratios are derived. It is found that the optical extinction for all three gases is governed by Rayleigh scattering for wavelengths down to 200 nm. No absorption onsets in the specified deep-UV region have been observed.     

光腔衰荡光谱方法探测痕量一氧化碳气体

基于通讯波段的分布式反馈半导体激光器(DFB),搭建了一套光腔衰荡光谱仪(CRDS)。衰荡光腔由一对反射率高于99.997%的高反镜组成,衰荡腔长约为130 cm,空腔衰荡时间约为150 μs。当光谱平均次数达到1 000次时,光谱仪灵敏度(最小可探测吸收系数)达到5×10-12 cm-1。利用热隔绝的方式稳定衰荡腔长,并使用衰荡光腔自身作为光学标准具,来标定光谱的频率：利用反馈式光谱扫描程序步进改变激光器频率,使之与衰荡腔的纵模频率逐一匹配,从而实现所测得光谱的自动标定。通过测量一氧化碳分子在1.565 μm附近的吸收光谱,测定气体中一氧化碳的含量。将光谱测量结果和标准样品中的一氧化碳含量进行对比,对装置的定量精度进行了检验,表明其对一氧化碳的探测极限达4 ppbv。利用该装置对实际大气中一氧化碳的含量进行了实时监测。     

异丙醇的O-H伸缩振动泛频光谱和分子构像

使用高灵敏的光腔衰范光谱（Ｃａｕｉｔｙ Ｒｉｎｇ Ｄｏｗｎ Ｓｐｅｃｔｒｏｓｃｏｐｙ）技术测出了异丙醇的Ｏ－Ｈ伸缩ｖ＝４、５振动泛频光谱,每个技动能级都有三个吸收峰,被归属为分子构像的Ｏ－Ｈ伸缩泛叔汲收,给出了光腔衰范光谱的振动泛频吸收的振动谱强度公式,并求得分子不同构在不同振动能级的Ｏ－Ｈ伸缩局域模振子的机械频率（Ｘ１）、非谐性（Ｘ２）以及解离能（Ｄ）,用浓度泛函（ＤＦＴ）Ｂ３ＬＹＰ／６－３１＋     

Three-level depletion by cavity ringdown absorption spectroscopy: proof of concept

Theoretical quantitative considerations as well as experimental data are presented based on absorption population depletion coupled with cavity ringdown spectroscopy. The absorbing number densities inside the cavity are determined by numerical integration of the coupled rate equations. The number of photons involved in absorption, cavity losses due to mirror reflectivity and stimulated emission are taken into account. The principle is to monitor a first transition by cavity ringdown spectroscopy while a second transition, with a state in common, is resonantly excited by the decaying radiation of different frequency also trapped inside the optical cavity. A numerical example is given for atomic lines of neon and the measurements carried out in a supersonic slit-jet expansion discharge demonstrate the feasibility of the technique. The technique is also proven to work with two resonant transitions of C₂. Translational velocity of the jet modifying the rate equations is included in the model.