Abstract
Visible-light-emitting diodes of three different colors have been used to detect an absorbing compound (potassium permanganate) in trace quantities in aqueous solution. Photothermal absorption in a closed cell caused deflection of a water meniscus held at a small pinhole. The displacement was monitored with optical-fiber interferometry. The technique was limited by LED emission intensities and environmental acoustic noise, giving minimum detectable absorption coefficients of 2 × 10-4 cm-1 at 478 and 658 nm and 3 × 10-4 cm-1 at 524 nm. The magnitude and form of meniscus deflection signals were shown to be in good agreement with theory.
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