Improvements in NDIR gas detection within the same optical chamber

Juan Carlos Martinez-Anton; Manuel Silva-Lopez

doi:10.1117/12.896856

22 September 2011 Improvements in NDIR gas detection within the same optical chamber

Juan Carlos Martinez-Anton, Manuel Silva-Lopez

Proceedings Volume 8167, Optical Design and Engineering IV; 816723 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896856
Event: SPIE Optical Systems Design, 2011, Marseille, France

Abstract

Non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) is a well known technique for gas concentration monitoring. Lead salt photoconductors and thermopile detectors are typically used. Together with gas filter correlation (GFC) they are the basis for a reference standard in environmental gas monitoring like carbon monoxide determination and other gas species. To increase gas sensitivity, a multi-pass optical cavity is often used. In this contribution we propose a new optical design that allows for auto-reference multiple gas detection. It basically consists of an array of White's cell multi-pass camera that allows multiple channels with independent lengths inside the same volume. We explore its performance for carbon monoxide detection and based on recent commercial developments in infrared detector and emitter technologies.

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Juan Carlos Martinez-Anton and Manuel Silva-Lopez "Improvements in NDIR gas detection within the same optical chamber", Proc. SPIE 8167, Optical Design and Engineering IV, 816723 (22 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896856

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