Abstract

A high-power near-infrared wavelength-modulated differential photoacoustic spectroscopy sensor for parts-per-billion (ppb) level methane detection is reported by using a homemade Raman fiber optical amplifier. A commercial 1653.7 nm continuous wave distributed feedback laser is employed as a seed source to excite a high light power of ${\sim}{550}\;{\rm mW}$, which greatly improves sensor performance. Wavelength modulation spectroscopy and differential techniques are applied to further improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the photoacoustic signal. A ${1}\sigma$ minimum detection limit of ${\sim}{10}\;{\rm ppb}$ for methane detection is achieved with an integration time of 10 s.

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