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Continuous-wave quantum cascade lasers absorption spectrometers for trace gas detection in the atmosphere

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Mid infra-red absorption spectrometry based on continuous-wave distributed feedback (DFB) quantum cascade laser (QCL) is more and more widely used for trace gas detection and pollution monitoring. The main advantages of this technique are high sensitivity, high selectivity and a potential for extreme compactness. Various examples of trace gas detection for atmospheric detection will be presented in this paper. Commercial QCLs available on the shelves were first implemented. A cryogenic QCL emitting at 6.7 μm was used to demonstrate the detection of water vapor and its isotopes. A room-temperature QCL was then used to simultaneously detect methane and nitrous oxide at 7.9 μm. Recently, we have developed a room-temperature top grating DFB QCL designed around 4.5 μm for the demonstration of N2O detection in the ppb range. Atmospheric applications of these spectrometers will be presented. The improvements of QCL performances make it now possible to develop instruments that are more and more compact and therefore compatible with in situ applications
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hal-03632645 , version 1 (08-04-2022)

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Lilian Joly, Virginie Zéninari, T. Decarpenterie, J. Cousin, B. Grouiez, et al.. Continuous-wave quantum cascade lasers absorption spectrometers for trace gas detection in the atmosphere. Laser Physics, 2011, 21 (4), pp.805-812. ⟨10.1134/S1054660X11070127⟩. ⟨hal-03632645⟩

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