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Number-Density Measurements of CO2 in Real Time with an Optical Frequency Comb for High Accuracy and Precision

Sarah K. Scholten1,*, Christopher Perrella1, James D. Anstie1, Richard T. White1, Waddah Al-Ashwal1, Nicolas Bourbeau Hébert2, Jérôme Genest2, and Andre N. Luiten1

  • 1Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, School of Physical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
  • 2Centre d’optique, photonique et laser, Université Laval, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada

  • *sarah.scholten@adelaide.edu.au
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Phys. Rev. Applied 9, 054043 – Published 29 May, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.9.054043

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Real-time and accurate measurements of gas properties are highly desirable for numerous real-world applications. Here, we use an optical-frequency comb to demonstrate absolute number-density and temperature measurements of a sample gas with state-of-the-art precision and accuracy. The technique is demonstrated by measuring the number density of C12O216 with an accuracy of better than 1% and a precision of 0.04% in a measurement and analysis cycle of less than 1 s. This technique is transferable to numerous molecular species, thus offering an avenue for near-universal gas concentration measurements.

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