Upconversion enhanced degenerate four-wave mixing in the mid-infrared for sensitive detection of acetylene in gas flows

Lasse Høgstedt; Jeppe Seidelin Dam; Anna-Lena Sahlberg; Zhongshan Li; Marcus Aldén; Christian Pedersen; Peter Tidemand-Lichtenberg

doi:10.1117/12.2039243

20 February 2014 Upconversion enhanced degenerate four-wave mixing in the mid-infrared for sensitive detection of acetylene in gas flows

Lasse Høgstedt, Jeppe Seidelin Dam, Anna-Lena Sahlberg, Zhongshan Li, Marcus Aldén, Christian Pedersen, Peter Tidemand-Lichtenberg

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Proceedings Volume 8964, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XIII; 89641H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039243
Event: SPIE LASE, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We present a new background free method for in situ gas detection that combines degenerate four-wave mixing with an infra-red light detector based on parametric frequency upconversion of infra-red light. The system is demonstrated at mid infrared wavelengths for low concentration measurements of acetylene diluted in a N₂ gas flow at ambient conditions. It is demonstrated that the system is able to cover more than 100 nm in scanning range and detect concentrations as low as 3 ppm based on the R9e line. A major issue in small signal measurements is scattered light and it is showed how a spatial analysis can be used to reduce this level.

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Lasse Høgstedt, Jeppe Seidelin Dam, Anna-Lena Sahlberg, Zhongshan Li, Marcus Aldén, Christian Pedersen, and Peter Tidemand-Lichtenberg "Upconversion enhanced degenerate four-wave mixing in the mid-infrared for sensitive detection of acetylene in gas flows", Proc. SPIE 8964, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XIII, 89641H (20 February 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039243

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